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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Teachers, job protection is available outside of union membership
I recently heard from a teacher that the only reason she belongs to her union is for protection. But union membership is not the only option for liability coverage and other protections. There are alt...
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Teachers, you made it to summer break! Now it’s time to consider your options on union membership.
If you are a member of the union, you have an important decision to make. You can opt-out or you can choose to remain in the union. EducatedTeachersMN can help you learn more about your options. ...
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Teachers: Do you know your rights when it comes to union membership?
When asked eight questions about their rights and what happens outside of union membership, only 17 percent of teachers surveyed could answer all questions correctly. Take the quiz to see how well you...
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Candidate for National Teachers’ Union Board of Directors Gets 101 Percent of the Vote
National Education Association officials were elected during the union's four-day Representative Assembly that wrapped up Sunday evening. Check out the election results for the NEA's Board of Director...
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National Teachers’ Union Will Incorporate Concept of ‘White Fragility’ into Staff Trainings & Literature
On Independence Day, the National Education Association Representative Assembly met for its first day of business. The RA is still underway, and here are additional proposals of interest that have bee...
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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.)...