After all they've been through with the pandemic, members of the Class of 2021 had to graduate to escape Minnesota's last mask mandate.
For years, Minnesota schools have been striving to shrink our state’s stubborn racial learning gap. The frustration that’s resulted may explain recent interest in the proposed Page Amendment, which would…
While legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz announced a framework of a budget deal before the regular session adjourned, a special session in June is needed to complete their work.…
From now until 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 1, Minnesotans can submit public feedback on how the Minnesota Department of Education could use the nearly $124 million of flexible federal…
Families who enrolled their children in a Twin Cities private school during COVID-19 are sticking around for the upcoming 2021 school year, reports the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal.…
It could have been a teachable moment on personal responsibility for St. Paul students. Instead it's turned out to be a lesson in wasteful government spending gone wild.
Today is the last day to submit public feedback on this concerning federal proposal.
St. Peter school administrators just got a crash course in the power of social media. Not only from students but also parents and other residents of the southern Minnesota community…
Minnesota legislators are currently negotiating the E-12 education omnibus bill, which involves hashing out the differences between the House version and the Senate version before a final version is approved.…
School districts continue to put referendum proposals before voters but a skeptical electorate keeps rejecting more proposals than not.
At least 50 school choice bills have been introduced in 30 states so far this year, reports The Center Square, confirming the largest expansion of school choice in U.S. history.…
It's a matter of great public interest. Yet in apparent violation of state law, the school district withheld details of what turned out to be a $3 million deal.
Thirty years ago, Minnesota became the first state to spark the fastest growing engine of change for public education: the charter school revolution. By passing the nation’s first charter school…
Between the pandemic and the giant riot fence, there haven’t been that many political rallies in St. Paul this year. Saturday over 100 people gathered at the Governor’s Residence to…
We’ve seen many cases of interesting new learning techniques brought on by the government-mandated school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the most interesting of them all is…
This is the focus in a district where 53 percent of 10th grade students can't read at grade level and nearly 73 percent of 11th graders aren't proficient in math.
During the pandemic last year, Minnesota schools racked up quite a losing streak at the polls, a trend that appears to be continuing so far in 2021.
Gov. Tim Walz met in person this week with Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, marking the beginning of the final budget negotiations for…
Take action! Your feedback on Biden's proposed rule is needed by May 19, 2021.
On Saturday, May 8, join The Exodus MN organization founded by black mothers in Minnesota and let Governor Walz know we need school choice options NOW!
The Education Savings Account language included in Senate File 960 has been inaccurately referred to by critics as “vouchers.” There are differences between the two. Despite key distinctions between school…
Center of the American Experiment this week launched a campaign to push back on the Page Amendment and protect the voice of parents and taxpayers in education policy reform at…
The second biennial Speaking Proudly oratory competition is scheduled for Saturday, October 23 at the State Capitol. The competition is open to all Minnesota high school girls who reside or…
Minnesotans remember Alan Page as one of the Purple People Eaters who helped lead the Vikings football team to four Super Bowls back in the 1970s. After his football career,…