This summer, I had the opportunity to teach English in Vietnam for three weeks. Such an experience opened my eyes to a different way of perceiving education and how that perception affects…
The Minnesota legislature mandated many new K-12 education policies this past legislative session but missed the opportunity to enact meaningful changes to better protect teachers and students. Instead, there is…
New reporting in North Dakota media documents the past encounters between Mohamad Barakat and local law enforcement. On Friday, July 14, Syrian refugee Barakat ambushed Fargo policemen, killing one, injuring…
Gov. Walz is notoriously thin-skinned. At an appearance in Iowa last week, he said: “There is kind of an unwritten rule when we are dealing with things not to criticize…
The incident On Monday morning at about 2 a.m., Minnesota State Troopers stopped Ricky Cobb II, 33, on I-94 in North Minneapolis for reportedly driving without rear taillights. Once stopped…
It is baffling to me that teachers’ union leadership continues to resort to name-calling when educators decide union membership isn’t the right decision for them. First, I am not aware…
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker interviews Riley Gaines about what’s at stake for the future of women’s sports.
Senator Tina Smith may think that “Bidenomics” is working, but it doesn’t feel that way to the average American. Fox 9 ran a story recently titled “Americans are giving less…
The truth about racial disparities in Minnesota’s criminal justice system.
Seventy percent of the general public believes K-12 education in the country is heading in the wrong direction, according to EdChoice’s 2023 Schooling in America Survey. Compared to views in…
Today marks what would have been the 111th birthday of American economist Milton Friedman, whose 1955 paper, “The Role of Government in Education” prompted the start of the modern school…
From tomorrow, recreational marijuana will be legal in Minnesota. Center of the American Experiment has never taken a position on the legalization of marijuana — we neither support the measure,…
According to the Hennepin County jail roster, Thompson remains in county custody six weeks after the horrific Minneapolis car crash in which five young women were killed. Since our last…
Labor market Fergus Now: Job Growth Continues Across Minnesota Detroit Lakes Tribune: More Minnesotans have joined the workforce Star Tribune: New group will advise Gov. Tim Walz on what to…
According to the Pioneer Press, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Thursday vetoed a city council measure to put funding of early childhood initiatives on the 2024 ballot. One really interesting…
News stories from this past week continue to grow the list of devastating consequences when violent individuals walk free in Minnesota. Last Monday evening, 20-year-old Calon Markus Hatchett was arrested for shooting…
An analysis by the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) at Michigan State University found that states incorporating 16 best practices in their early literacy policies saw the largest sustained gains…
The legislature acted this past session to create a new law defining carjacking as separate and distinct from robbery. It left the decision of ranking the severity of sentences to the…
A new report released today from Center of the American Experiment refutes the widely-accepted narrative that Minnesota’s criminal justice system is biased against black offenders. In fact, the system is…
Last month it looked like a done deal. The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners announced their intention to build a new, half-a-billion dollar jail by a quiet Bemidji neighborhood zoned…
It is ludicrous enough already that people are seriously touting Minnesota as the fifth-best state for business, but the situation is about to get even worse with the imposition of…
The Worthington School District’s partnership with Venture Upward is providing students a flexible and innovative home-based learning experience. Venture Upward provides tuition-free, home-based education for Minnesota K-12 students through its…
Deaths and drug overdoses continue to mount among the occupants of the homeless camps popping up in Rochester parks, seemingly as fast as the authorities remove them. As city officials…
According to the 101-year-old organization PEN America, long considered the defender of free expression, there is. Headquartered in New York City, the advocacy organization describes itself as a protector of…