The Minnesota Clemency Review Commission (CRC) was created by the DFL led Minnesota Legislature in 2023. The Commission’s role is to review applications for clemency from convicted individuals and make…
New social studies standards are coming to all Minnesota K-12 public schools this fall. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, the revised standards and benchmarks reflect a “shift away…
A new analysis by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) gave 93 percent of 15 elementary teacher preparation programs in Minnesota an “A” or “A+” for adequately covering the…
In just five years, Minnesota’s education system has fallen from #7 nationally to #21, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 Kids Count Report. The highly regarded nonprofit Annie…
Amidst mounting frustration with the state and national teachers’ union, a small group of teachers in Becker, Minnesota decided to try something different. They successfully petitioned the state to call…
Starting fall 2026, public schools across the state will be required to implement new K-12 academic standards and benchmarks in social studies. Since there is no external approval process on…
The last few years will go down in history as a time when fraudsters brazenly stole billions of dollars from Minnesota and federal taxpayers while state regulators looked the other…
Gov. Tim Walz delivered his final State of the State address last Tuesday evening, using the speech to tout false education “successes,” claim he lowered taxes for Minnesotans, and take…
Happy Memorial Day! As our nation enjoys the long weekend, switching on grills and unwrapping popsicles, it’s a good moment to pause and remember the purpose of this holiday. Before…
On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, pushing back Nazi Germany and changing the course of world history. The D-Day invasion marked the…
In March 2019, for the first time, we at Center of the American Experiment polled the question “Generally speaking, would you say that things in Minnesota are going in the…
But once the billions in new federal money began flowing in, the idea of cutting the sick tax was abandoned. Even Republican “fiscal hawks” couldn’t resist keeping the tax in…
The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee released a comprehensive report on fraud in Minnesota.