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on January 16, 2018
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Educational Freedom & MLK’s Dream

Written by Catrin Wigfall
in Education

Yesterday, we celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and remembered the dream he had for all Americans. A dream where every person—regardless of socio-economic means—can freely exercise the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For our children, access to an excellent and effective education is an integral part of exercising these rights. By giving all students the freedom to attend a high-quality school of their choice, we have the opportunity to honor and live out MLK’s legacy the other 364 days of the year. Educational freedom is not about strengthening one type of school...

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on January 12, 2018
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Tucker Carlson recognized as a ‘Higher Ed Hero’ & will be featured at Center’s Annual Dinner

Written by Catrin Wigfall
in Education

To close off 2017, Campus Reform—a project of the Leadership Institute and a site for college news—highlighted “some [15] of the most remarkable individuals who made a positive impact in higher education” and asked readers to vote for the year’s top five “Higher Ed Heroes.” Today, Campus Reform announced Tucker Carlson clinched fourth place in the competition. The Center will host Tucker for its 2018 Annual Dinner on Saturday evening, April 7 at the Minneapolis Convention Center....

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on January 10, 2018
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Katherine Kersten Adds Explosive Follow-up to Her Investigation of Edina’s Public Schools

Written by John Hinderaker
in Education

The cover story in last October's Thinking Minnesota was Katherine Kersten's devastating expose of left-wing indoctrination and bullying in the Edina public schools. The Edina schools have made a firm commitment to leftism, at the same time that the quality of education, as shown most broadly in MCA test results, has declined relative to other Minnesota public school systems. If you haven't read that article you should; you can find it here. In the just-released January issue of Thinking Minnesota, Kathy follows up on her October story. As the controversy over the Edina public schools exploded, many parents, students and teachers...

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on January 09, 2018
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Degree Inflation Pushes Out Skilled Workers

Written by Catrin Wigfall
in Education

Not all careers require four-year degrees, but many of today’s job listings stipulate a college degree as a minimum education requirement. Researchers at Harvard Business School recently released a study on the increasing tendency of employers to demand bachelor’s degrees for jobs that previously did not require them—referred to as “degree inflation.”...

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on January 08, 2018
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Coming Soon: National School Choice Week at the MN State Capitol

Written by Catrin Wigfall
in Education

An estimated 6.7 million people will participate in celebrating effective education options for students later this month. National School Choice Week (NSCW)—an annual celebration of opportunity in education—will take place January 21-27 to “raise public awareness of the different K-12 education options available to children and families, while spotlighting the benefits of school choice.” Here in Minnesota, Opportunity for All Kids (OAK) will host its own free celebratory event called Day on the Hill at the Minnesota State Capitol, Tuesday, January 23 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m....

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on January 02, 2018
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Educational advance for parent choice: 529 accounts available for K-12 public, private and religious schools

Written by Kim Crockett
in Education

The new tax bill will not only encourage schools to offer the best educational opportunities, it will also bring new schools into the marketplace and strengthen the private and religious schools in Minnesota. Parents will still “pay twice” by paying taxes for the public school and tuition for the school of their choice but at least Congress, as you will read below, has expanded 529 accounts for all K-12 schools. ...

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on December 29, 2017
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American Experiment Scores Two of 2017’s Top Ten Op-Eds

Written by John Hinderaker
in Education, Transportation

The Star Tribune has released its list of the most-read op-eds of 2017, and the Center had two in the top ten. Katherine Kersten's blockbuster piece on political indoctrination in the Edina public schools was number two, and my column on traffic congestion in the Twin Cities was number nine. 1. “No sympathy here for that airline passenger,” by Bob Gust, a lawyer living in Bloomington. While the world rages against United Airlines, I am outraged by the selfishness of the passenger removed from a plane in the much-discussed incident — and by the lack of critical thinking among everyone else. 2. “Racial...

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