American Experiment on Education
Education Reports
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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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No Four-Year Degree Required: A look at a selection of in-demand careers in Minnesota
Amanda Griffith attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, double-majoring in Biology and Economics. Following graduation, she began her graduate studies in Economics at Cornell University wit...
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Minnesota’s Immense Achievement Gaps: The Untapped Promise of Vouchers
Executive Summary (Read the Full Report) When it comes to elementary and secondary education in Minnesota and especially the Twin Cities, vouchers represent the single most promising approach for redu...
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Education Articles
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Transgender Conformity at Nova Classical Academy
First Things | December 2016 Nova Classical Academy, a K–12 charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the sort of school that most parents seeking a first-rate education for their children can only ...
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Editorial counterpoint: Absenteeism issue missed a big point – the kids
For all the barriers to learning and efforts at school reform, what happened to showing up? A recent Star Tribune editorial (“School reform starts with kids showing up,” Sept. 20) touched all the ...
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Diversity, quotas and the riddles of affirmative action: Food for thought
Here are two good issues for figuring out what you really think about the proper role of religion and race in politics, education and the law. First issue: Is it a legitimate concern that there aren...
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Education Posts
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Teachers, here are four misconceptions about your rights outside of union membership
Union membership is a personal decision. As you weigh your options, don't let misinformation influence your choice. ...
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Winning Poster in Teachers’ Union Contest Uses Soviet-Style Imagery
The National Education Association's PAC held a contest to design a campaign 2020 poster, and union members interested in a copy of the winning poster could get one if they contributed $30 or more to ...
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Are Minnesota’s Schools the “Worst In the Nation”?
The Star Tribune reports on billboards that have gone up around the Twin Cities: The bold statement is clarified in smaller print at the bottom of the signs, citing national statistics on high school ...
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Supporting school choice is a no brainer for Americans
New poll results reveal that more than three in four Americans believe parents should be able to decide what public school their child will attend....
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School Discipline Reform: Doing More Harm Than Good, Studies & Teachers Say
From New York to Philadelphia to California, school discipline reforms focused on curtailing school suspensions and implementing “restorative justice” practices are putting students’ academic ac...
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Education Media
School Choice in Minnesota: Panel at Humphrey School (1:09:02)
School Choice in Minnesota: Panel at Humphrey School (1.26.16) Panel includes Ember Reichgott Junge (former Minnesota DFL State Senator, Richard Komer (Institute for Justice), Rep. Jenifer Loon, Minne...