When it comes to politics, the teachers’ union rarely misses a roll call. An organization intended to support teachers and their professional needs has morphed into a loud, persistent political…
While the rest of America celebrated Independence Day, the national teachers’ union conducted a day of business during its annual four-day Representative Assembly. This year, the meeting was held in…
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…
There’s a strong positive relationship between union density and administrative expansion, suggesting that unions “may play a critical role in explaining the ‘educational bloat’ that now pervades schools in the…
As we gear up for another legislative session, I predict we will hear more than once that Minnesota’s public school system “just needs more money” to improve its lackluster academic…
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to discuss educational freedom and the competitive entrepreneurial marketplace that is flourishing thanks to new and expanding school choice programs across…
There is a sea change happening in education, as the expanding education freedom landscape is allowing more families to use their children’s taxpayer-funded education dollars to access the learning environment…
School choice is making waves across the country thanks to union boss Randi Weingarten.
Much attention (including by me) has been given to the troubling academic trends in our public schools. But less attention has been given to the schools defying the sobering math…
A revealing book about government schools details the desperate need for change.
Support for school choice policies that would expand educational freedom in Minnesota is strong, according to poll results from Morning Consult. Majorities of both surveyed school parents and surveyed adults…
The Mayo Clinic sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz and key legislators this week with a warning that if legislation mandating nurse-staffing ratios at hospitals and clinics moves forward…
Discussing his new book and upcoming event next Wednesday in St. Paul, national school choice expert Corey DeAngelis joined the Jon Justice show Monday morning to discuss how government schools…
In 1983, a report by the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education sounded the alarm on the many failures in American education. Following the release of the report,…
Too often, critics of educational freedom will say that school choice programs are a detriment to public schools. But the case for school choice is overwhelming, and as I have…
How school closures became a policy decision that held Minnesota students hostage.
Likely voters in battleground states have more confidence in Republicans on education than Democrats, according to a poll commissioned by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Thirty-nine percent of respondents…
Despite growing evidence over the years that a one-size-fits-all education system cannot — and does not — meet the needs of all students, Democratic leaders have largely opposed efforts to…
A new study suggests education options—school choice—improve children’s mental health, reports The Wall Street Journal. While other studies have found that school choice reduces arrests and that private-school students experience…
Last month, I shared a study by Corey DeAngelis and Christos Makridis that found school reopening decisions are being driven more by teachers' union influence than actual safety concerns. Additional…
COVID-19 has laid bare the educational disparities that continue to remain a stubborn feature of our education system. The status quo, one-size-fits-all does not fit all, and if we do…
While the status quo failed too many students pre-COVID, more parents now are becoming aware of the system's shortcomings in a way that has motivated them to seek out alternatives…
Teachers' unions across the country have been fighting tooth and nail to keep schools from reopening in the name of safety, despite research that continued school closures worsen a public…
America’s children have been through the wringer during the Coronavirus pandemic. From being tossed out of school and adjusting to distance learning, to having all of their summer plans canceled,…