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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Elizabeth Warren flip-flops on school choice
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s recent private-school snafu caught her in a(nother) lie, but that isn’t all she has said that poses a dilemma for her anti-choice education pla...
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Personalized Learning: Why this rising trend in education is concerning
The explosion of personalized learning in k-12 education has resulted in more than 90 percent of schools using digital tools to individualize classroom instruction. But research showing personalized l...
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Proposed licensing changes would require all new educators to receive ‘equity’ training
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) announced the proposed teacher licensing changes will “set forth the knowledge and skills that all teachers must demonstrate to receiv...
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Why are reading scores across the country falling?
No matter how it is framed, the most recent scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress paint a troubling picture of reading achievement in the country. One possible culprit: “a once...
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The Indiana teachers’ union rally: ‘Circus, but no bread’
As another teachers’ union-led demonstration keeps students out of school, the national headlines covering the rally only focus on part of the story. ...
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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...