The Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan administration is responsible for a decline in test scores in Minnesota.

Posted by The Rob Carson Show, Oct 5, 2026Checked Oct 30, 2026

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Sources: 1 contradict1 support4 context
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Confidence: 50%

The Rob Carson ShowOct 5, 2026

The sources support a real decline in Minnesota test scores, especially since 2019, but they dispute or leave open the claim that the Walz-Flanagan administration is responsible for it. Sources critical of Walz attribute the decline to his tenure, while Bring Me The News describes the drop as following the COVID-19 pandemic and says scores have been roughly stable since.

What was said

… So we like the direction that we're going, and I think when people learn that this administration, the Tim Walz Peggy Flanagan administration, was responsible for all of this fraud, they were the Leering Center, the 9 billion dollars, also the decline in test scores and the increase in crime. They know they want to change, and we're offering a real common sense bit of change here. The Eden Prairie High School homecoming was canceled because of Somali gang violence. Enough is friggin' enough. Joining us next, the Great Brigitte Gabriel. …

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What we found

Contradicts. Bring Me The News attributes the significant drop to the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and reports scores have since remained stagnant, undercutting the claim that the current administration caused the decline.[3]

Supports. The Annie E. Casey 2026 Kids Count findings, as reported by KTTC, show 69% of Minnesota fourth graders were not proficient in reading in 2024, up from 62% in 2019, and 66% of eighth graders were not proficient in math, up from 56%.[4]

Supports. Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment proficiency fell from 59% in reading and 55% in math in 2018-19 to 53% and 44% in 2020-21, so a measurable decline is documented.[3]

Context. The Center for the American Experiment, a conservative think tank, says test scores declined significantly since Walz took office in 2019 and that the drop coincided with his inauguration and accelerated during the pandemic, but this is advocacy analysis rather than an official finding of responsibility.[5][6]

Context. Rep. Finstad's letter and a House Minnesota statement attribute the decline to the Walz administration, but these are partisan political statements that assert responsibility without establishing causation.[1][2]