Mark Dayton on Education

DemocratMN

Education51 votes · 80.8/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

64 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 51 of them counted toward the score above: 43 toward “Expand federal role” and 8 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 13 did not count: 13 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2006-03-14	To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2005-10-26	To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2005-10-25	To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-05-13	A bill to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.H.R. 1350 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-05-12	to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reach full Federal funding of such part in 6 years, and for other purposes.S. 1248 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-05-12	To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.S. 1248 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-03-11	To create a reserve fund to finance an increase in the maximum Pell Grant that keeps pace with the rate of increase in public college tuition, extend Pell Grants to 500,000 new recipients, and close certain tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 95 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-03-10	To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower the national debt by closing tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 95 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-09-10	To provide additional funding for teacher quality programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 and for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships and the school leadership program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 2660 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-09-09	To increase funds for Head Start.H.R. 2660 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-06-20	A bill to establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes.S. 504 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-05-15	To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-03-25	To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-03-19	To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act in 2004 and reduce debt by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-12-18	A bill to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.H.R. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Reduce federal role
2001-06-14	A bill to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.H.R. 1 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-14	To provide that no public elementary school, public secondary school, local educational agency, or State educational agency, may deny equal access or a fair opportunity to meet after school in a designated open forum to any youth group listed in title 36 of the U.S. Code as a patriotic society, including the Boy Scouts of America, based on that group's favorable or unfavorable position concerning sexual orientation.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-14	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-14	To prohibit the use of Federal funds by any State or local educational agency or school that discriminates against the Boy Scouts of America in providing equal access to school premises or facilities.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2001-06-14	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-14	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-13	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should appropriate all funds authorized for elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2002.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-13	To express the Sense of the Senate that the Appropriations Committee shall fund the authorizations in this bill to the maximum extent possible.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-13	To remove the 21st century community learning center program from the list of programs covered by performance agreements.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-13	To permit States to waive certain testing requirements.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-13	To express the sense of the Senate regarding science education.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-12	To provide for school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-12	To provide for the comparability of educational services available to elementary and secondary students within States.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-12	To provide a low-income school choice demonstration program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-11	To ensure adequate funding for targeted grants to local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-11	To strengthen parental involvement.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-07	To limit the conduct of certain assessments based on the provision of sufficient funding to carry out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-07	Expressing the sense of the Senate to urge that no less than 95 percent of Federal education dollars be spent in the classroom.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-07	To limit the application of assessment requirements based on the costs to the State in administering such assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-06	To modify provisions relating to State applications and plans and school improvement to provide for the input of the Governor of the State involved.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-06	To ensure that State applications and plans are developed and submitted in consultation with the Governor of the State involved.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-06	To improve the provisions relating to assessment completion bonuses.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To condition the reductions in the 39.6 percent rate in 2005 and 2007 on the Federal Government sufficiently funding Head Start to enable every eligible child access to such program.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To condition the reductions in the 39.6 percent rate in 2002, 2005, and 2007 on the Federal Government funding certain increases in the maximum Federal Pell Grant amounts.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To provide responsible tax relief for all income taxpayers, by way of a $1,200,000,000,000 tax cut, and to make available an additional $150,000,000,000 for critical investments in education, particularly for meeting the Federal Government's commitments under IDEA, Head Start, and the bipartisan education reform and ESEA reauthorization bill.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To eliminate expenditures for tuition, fees, and room and board as qualified elementary and secondary education expenses for distributions made from education individual retirement accounts.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-17	To increase the deduction for higher education expenses for certain taxpayers and to increase the tax credit for student loan interest.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-17	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-17	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-16	To liberalize the tax-exempt financing rules for public school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-16	To provide grants for the renovation of schools.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-16	To modify provisions relating to school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-05-16	To make amendments regarding the Reading First Program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-16	To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part F of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-15	To express the sense of the Senate that S.27, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001, as passed by the Senate on April 2d should be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-15	To provide for class reduction programs.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-14	To provide for school safety.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-14	To provide assistance to entities that emphasize language and life skills programs for limited English proficient students.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-10	To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part A and part D of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-10	To modify provisions relating to State assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-09	To provide for teacher liability protection.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-09	To provide for the establishment of community technology centers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-08	To provide a sense of the Senate regarding tax relief for elementary and secondary level educators.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-08	To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and to authorize appropriations for, title II, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to the development of high-qualified teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-08	To tie funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improved student performance.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2001-05-03	To increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-03	To improve the provisions relating to certain assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-03	To improve the Read First Program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-01	An original bill to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expand federal role

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand federal role / Reduce federal role axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.