A federal scholarship tax credit bill that would expand educational freedom to all 50 states has passed the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee and is headed to the U.S.…
Fourteen states have committed to cutting their chronic absenteeism rates in half in five years, accepting the challenge to do so from a group of education advocates. Attendance Works, EdTrust,…
It’s that time of year again, as K-12 students return to classrooms across the state. But for a troubling number of students, the annual fall ritual means back to skipping…
A University of North Dakota student has joined a University of Wisconsin student in challenging the constitutionality of a race-based U.S. Department of Education scholarship program in U.S. District Court…
A recent headline noting that Minnesota has worse reading scores than Mississippi made me chuckle — not because of the subject matter but because I have been writing about the…
More than half of Minnesota public school students still don’t meet basic proficiency in reading or math, according to newly released 2024 statewide assessment results by the Minnesota Department of…
District administrative staff in Minnesota public schools is up over 132 percent (132.1 percent) since 2000, according to the most recently available data from the National Center for Education Statistics…
Center of the American Experiment will return to the state fair again this year for one day (Saturday, August 24), joining KS95 on the great lawn outside the Grandstand building.…
Parents generally have a positive view of their child’s schooling experiences, but satisfaction varies based on the type of school, according to EdChoice’s national 2024 Schooling in America survey conducted…
For years, American Experiment’s message on teacher pensions has been clear: We need to keep the pension promises made to teachers. The Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) — which manages pensions…
It’s been gratifying watching the national media hold Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accountable for his actions and polices. I say that as a former political operative who spent years trying…
Manufacturing and other companies count on keeping their employees’ skills up to date through short refresher courses, often offered by professional development training providers. It’s a vital service that Minnesota…
The Minnesota Reformer recently ran an article showing some of the ways the state has changed since Gov. Tim Walz took office in January 2019. Reporter Christopher Ingraham used a…
According to the 102-yearold organization PEN America, long considered the defender of free expression — particularly regarding literature and its proliferation — we are in a “book ban crisis.” Thousands…
School boards have many responsibilities — from hiring the district superintendent and prioritizing and approving the district’s budget to managing the collective bargaining process for the district’s employees and establishing…
New test results show millions of students in grades 3-8 require months of additional school to catch up to pre-COVID achievement levels, according to an analysis of MAP Growth reading…