Students in Minneapolis Public Schools are losing ground, according to an analysis on academic performance. The analysis, from researchers at Stanford and Harvard, is full of metrics on where Minneapolis…
Minnesota is once again administering a summer meal program that was exploited in the biggest fraud case connected to federal child nutrition programs. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently…
Both Minnesota and Texas are in the process of implementing new social studies standards that brought backlash for their politicized origin, alleged instructional bias, and sweeping changes. Besides the fact…
A new national poll shows broad, bipartisan consensus that teaching history and civics matters, and that schools aren’t delivering enough of either. The May survey, commissioned by Morning Consult on behalf of…
Saint Paul Public School District, the second largest district in the state, has just passed a new budget that narrowly avoids any budget shortfalls. It hasn’t always been sunshine and…
Minnesota’s new social media warning law passed during the 2025 special legislative session requires social media companies to display a mental health warning label to users on their sites. The…
A former Rochester Public Schools (RPS) staff member says she received a packet of Teaching Tolerance materials — a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — during a…
A newly released study from economist Jeffrey Denning, published with the National Bureau of Economic Research, argues that a too-easy A in high school penalizes the student with a real…
The United Kingdom has announced its plan to ban social media for children under 16. The ban, which is expected to take effect early next year, was recently announced by…
This November, Minnesota voters will weigh in on a constitutional amendment that would change how the state’s Permanent School Fund gets distributed to schools. Because the fund is not widely…
I switched schools a handful of times throughout my K-12 education, and each time my parents had a very specific reason for doing so. Looking back, those experiences have made…
A new survey has found that those who identify as MAGA supporters and as liberal/progressive have found common ground on school choice policy. Conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of…
New social studies standards are coming to all Minnesota K-12 public schools this fall. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, the revised standards and benchmarks reflect a “shift away…
A new analysis by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) gave 93 percent of 15 elementary teacher preparation programs in Minnesota an “A” or “A+” for adequately covering the…
In just five years, Minnesota’s education system has fallen from #7 nationally to #21, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 Kids Count Report. The highly regarded nonprofit Annie…
New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Long-Term Trend (LTT) assessments in reading and math tell different stories for 9- and 13-year-olds. Since the 1970s, NAEP has…
An elementary school in the St. Paul district will be transitioning this fall from an International Baccalaureate (IB) program to an Afrocentric program. Benjamin E. Mays, a preK-5th grade school,…
Prospective college students should know that there are simple, affordable tests available that can allow them to test out of many basic college courses. The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP exam) lets students…
District officials should choose wisely when selecting the professional development curriculum their district will require for literacy educators. As I wrote yesterday, Minnesota’s 2023 READ Act aims to reform and…
On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, pushing back Nazi Germany and changing the course of world history. The D-Day invasion marked the…
The jury is still out on whether or not the literacy training early-grade teachers receive in Minnesota is actually helping them teach more effectively. Minnesota’s 2023 READ Act set out…
In a delayed report to the legislature, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently cast doubt on Mississippi’s remarkable education gains — the very gains that inspired Minnesota’s own literacy…
In January 2025, Center of the American Experiment partnered with Opportunity for All Kids (OAK) to raise awareness and support for legislation to create a $7,000 Education Savings Account (ESA)…
In a decision a long time in the making, nearly 70 percent of Harvard’s faculty has just voted to limit A grades in every course to roughly the top 20…