American Experiment on Education
Education Reports
-
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...
Read full report -
Educational Excellence Threatened by Ideology in Edina Schools
Cover story in Thinking Minnesota, Fall 2017, Issue 9....
Read full report -
Gold in a Two-Year Degree
A New American Experiment study reveals that a tech school education can yeild startling future earnings....
Read full report
Education Articles
-
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 ...
Read full article -
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 ...
Read full article -
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...
Read full article
Education Posts
-
Are the concerns of 5,000 Minnesotans ‘white supremacy’?
The Minnesota Standards Review Committee held an all-day virtual public meeting on Monday, January 11 to discuss public feedback on the first draft of proposed revisions to the state's K-12 academic s...
Read full post -
Parents of children in private and charter schools more satisfied with student progress than parents of children in public district schools
The coronavirus has had a disruptive impact on schools and education, leaving many parents frustrated over their children's learning experience and concerned about their health and well-being. But a r...
Read full post -
Interactive map: Type of learning model being used by Minnesota school districts & charter schools
Use this interactive map of Minnesota to identify a school district or charter school and the number of grade levels operating under each learning model. ...
Read full post -
In-person K-12 learning is essential to a well functioning economy
Apart from preparing children for their future, k-12 education also frees parents to do paid work. School closures, in addition to harming children, have disrupted this central role of schools in the ...
Read full post -
Public Meeting on Social Studies Standards Happening Monday
On Monday, January 11 starting at 8:30 a.m., the Minnesota Standards Review Committee will spend the day reviewing public feedback on the first draft of the proposed K-12 social studies standards and ...
Read full post
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...