American Experiment on Education
Education Reports
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Grasping and Reducing Poverty in Minnesota: Essays in Celebration of John Brandl’s Uncommon Quest for Common Ground
FOREWORD Laura Bloomberg, Ph.D. Dean Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Minnesota Fifty years ago, and just shortly before his assassination, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King launched ...
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Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree: A 2017 Review in 30 Eclectic Blogs and Commentaries
Foreword John H. Hinderaker President Center of the American Experiment Center of the American Experiment officially launched its “Great Jobs Without a Four Year Degree” project in April 2017. The...
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Educational Excellence Threatened by Ideology in Edina Schools
Cover story in Thinking Minnesota, Fall 2017, Issue 9....
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Education Articles
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Why are we in such a hurry for our little kids to grow up?
May 3,2018 Minneapolis Star Tribune Legislators should stand up to Gov. Dayton’s push for universal pre-K, aka “free child care,” which is wasteful and misguided. The state Legisl...
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Approaching college in a spirit of craftsmanship
As routinely admitted this time of year by seemingly everyone who has ever slow poked in a flowing gown under a shaky cap, they don’t remember a single thing said by keynote speakers at their gradua...
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No Thug Left Behind
Obsessed with “racial equity,” St. Paul schools abandoned discipline—and unleashed mayhem. In the Obama years, America’s public education system embarked on a vast social experiment that threa...
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Education Posts
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(Partial) Book Review: Unprofitable Schooling
A book I am in the process of reading is doing an exceptional job of explaining the dismal reality of higher education from the perspective of both economics and history. ...
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Myth: Educational choice programs exacerbate racial segregation
There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked....
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Teachers, do you know your rights?
Teachers are hearing a lot of misinformation concerning the Janus decision and what it means for them. Check out and share the Declaration of Educator Association Rights, created by the Teacher Free...
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Myth: Educational Choice Programs Take Money From Public Schools
There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked. ...
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The Empire Strikes Back at Teacher Licensing Reforms
The Empire Strikes Back might just as well be showing in St. Paul, featuring legislators committed to helping Education Minnesota beat back teacher licensing reforms. Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein, DFL-Ne...
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Education Media
Fantastic TPT Profile of Mitch Pearlstein (3.30.17, 5 min.) (5 min.)
People in Policy: Mitch Pearlstein...
Mitch Pearlstein on the Mary Hanson Show (7.21.16, 30 min.) (30 Min.)
Mitch Pearlstein on the Mary Hanson Show (7.21.16, 30 min.)...