The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2024 have just been released, spawning a flurry of thinkpieces, op-eds, and research reviews. Why all the fuss? NAEP assessments measure…
A recent research policy brief from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute found that a strong majority of civics teachers said they had self-censored in class due to fear of pushback…
Center of the American Experiment returns to the Minnesota State Fair this Saturday to talk to fairgoers about the dismal state of third-grade reading. According to data from the Minnesota Department of Education, 85…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! This week, Grace and Kathryn break down the latest Minnesota news, starting with a judge striking down the state’s “trigger ban” and blasting…
Center of the American Experiment announced today the hiring of Josiah Padley as a policy fellow covering education. Padley joins an already-robust education policy team that includes nationally renowned writer…
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) agreed to pay Center of the American Experiment $7,000 to settle a lawsuit over their failure to fulfill a data practices request. American Experiment…
HAPPY NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK! To celebrate, on this special edition of the American Experiment Podcast, Education Policy Fellow Catrin Wigfall hosts nationally renowned school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis! Corey…
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
Last Friday, I appeared on our new podcast in which, among other things, we discussed Gov. Walz’s bizarre recent appearance at the Iowa State Fair, where he wandered around bellowing…
Gov. Tim Walz doesn’t seem to understand the definition of the word “ban.” Earlier this year, Walz repeatedly claimed the state of Florida was banning books. This was easily debunked…
Teachers’ unions have destroyed public schools; we can’t allow agriculture to follow the same fate.
Catch up on the latest American Experiment events, initiatives, and policy work.
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
As Gov. Tim Walz rolled out his education budget for 2023, Center of the American Experiment reminded Minnesotans that there is no correlation between Walz’s favorite solution, more money, and…
In our new report ‘The Cost of Lockdowns and Shutdowns: Part I: Counting the economic costs of government policy responses to COVID-19‘, my colleague Martha Njolomole and I write: In…
Last week our Education Policy Fellow Catrin Wigfall testified in front of an Administrative Law Judge and the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) about their latest proposal requiring…
Minnesotans provide negative feedback on education standards.
Center of the American Experiment had to react quickly to the Walz administration’s release of the second draft of social studies standards on Friday, July 30, 2021. Despite missing their…
‘Raise Our Standards’ tour draws substantial crowds, support.
For the fourth time in a month, a Duluth venue was pressured into canceling the Raise Our Standards event put on by Center of the American Experiment. Within minutes of…
American Experiment to Counter Woke Revolution in Schools with Statewide Tour Raise Our Standards tour will educate and empower parents in 17 cities this June Center of the American Experiment…
Education Savings Accounts benefit students who need the most help.
It’s not too late to fight the alarming attempt to further radicalize public school curriculum.