When the dust settled in the Hastings school board election last month, the school board chair and one of her colleagues were soundly defeated by three political newcomers. The challengers…
The flood of students and families abandoning the Minneapolis and St. Paul public school systems began well before the pandemic. But since COVID, the trend has only intensified, according to…
The ominous impact of locking K-12 students out of the classroom for most of a school year due to the pandemic may take years to get a handle on. But…
Throughout the pandemic, American Experiment research has warned against closing schools in an effort to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to school closures being ineffective at stopping COVID, we…
In the aftermath of the election last week, several drive-by news outlets ran stories about the poor performance of conservative “slates” of candidates in suburban school board races. As the…
One of two Minnesotans on the board of the National School Boards Association has resigned her position over her objections to the NSBA’s controversial letter requesting the Biden administration to…
Minnesota colleges and universities hit the jackpot with millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 funding flowing into their coffers to offset the financial impact of the pandemic — and then…
The more Minnesotans know about CRT, the less they support it According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll, Minnesotans are becoming familiar with Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the more they learn about it,…
The top officials at the Minnesota School Boards Association and the chair of the Austin Public Schools Board play prominent roles at the National School Boards Association that created a…
Next Tuesday, dozens of school districts across the state will try to overcome a losing streak that’s led increasing skeptical local voters to reject nearly two-thirds of referendum and other…
It’s been fascinating to watch how the education cartel and their friends in the press are suddenly concerned about slates of candidates running for school board in Minnesota. For years,…
It might not have been on the official agenda at the most recent meeting of the Rochester Public Schools Board. But the requirement for everyone in the room to wear…
There’s no writing off the decline in enrollment at many Minnesota colleges as a fluke any longer. What started as trickle in high school graduates skipping out on going to…
Minnesotans provide negative feedback on education standards.
One of the things we hear from teachers and school districts is that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in the schools. That insults the intelligence of those of…
Candidates organize against CRT.
Overwhelming local opposition to the requirement for students and faculty at Rock Ridge Public Schools to mask up has led more than 275 parents to sue the northern Minnesota school…
Center of the American Experiment launched a new website and parent chat tool today that will shine the light of accountability on the state’s education system as it moves further…
St. Paul Public Schools were among the first to jump on the anti-law enforcement bandwagon following the death of George Floyd in police custody, purging police officers stationed in seven…
The Rochester School Board has laid down the law: Zero tolerance for anyone in the audience who violates the district’s mandate to mask up at all times at school board…
It’s no longer just a trend, but a reality. The gender gap on college campuses continues to widen, nationally and in Minnesota. This threatens the viability of the higher education…
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyone’s lives. However, children were especially affected. Children were blocked from school, sports, friends, and the evidence continues to show the negative effects of their isolation.…
A lawsuit aimed at overriding local control by directing Gov. Tim Walz to order Minnesota schools to adopt a statewide mask mandate, whether districts object or not, has lost round…
Private school, homeschool, and charter school parents are more satisfied with their children’s schooling experiences compared to public district school parents, according to EdChoice’s national 2021 Schooling in America survey…