American Experiment on Education
Education Reports
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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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Gold in a Two-Year Degree
A New American Experiment study reveals that a tech school education can yeild startling future earnings....
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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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Public unions: Navigating new era of opting in rather than opting out
Let’s look at how the Supreme Court’s Janus decision may affect public employees who have been paying full union dues. This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune on September 15,...
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Why Eric Kaler’s Successor Likely Will Be a Rookie
The Board of Regents at the University of Minnesota appointed a committee last week to lead the search for a new president, as current president Eric Kaler will step down next year. Nothing in the S...
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Research suggests that hiring ‘diversity officers’ is a waste of money
As student debt becomes a more onerous problem in the American economy, we have to look at why fees have risen so much. This leads us back to the disproportionate increase in admin hires. And this sho...
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“Public Support Climbs for . . . Charter Schools and Universal Vouchers”
Because of causes I can safely guess, national polling last year showed weaker support for various types of school choice than had been the case. This included charter schools (which emphatically ar...
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Survey Says: Majority of Public Sector Union Members See Janus Ruling as ‘Positive’
It has been nearly two months to the day since the U.S. Supreme Court decided to give all public employees a voice and choice when it comes to union membership. Prior to the ruling, awareness of the J...
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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.)...