The U.S. Department of Education has issued a 10-day deadline for the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota State High School League to resolve an ongoing Title IX dispute,…
Nearly 90 years ago, the people of Germany, enthused by neo-pagan occultism, fascism, and nihilism, attempted to raise themselves to the level of a godlike “volk,” and thus degraded their…
Imagine sitting down to take a school exam in the late 19th century — no multiple-choice bubbles to fill in, no standardized test booklets, just long, challenging questions covering a…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, students suffered significant learning losses. Moved online, cut off from in-person support, and shuffled from plan to plan, many students struggled to utilize the minimal learning…
Understanding Minnesota’s abysmal test scores — with 42.6 percent of students performing at grade level in math in 2025 and only 47.6 percent at grade level in reading — can…
ACT scores for the class of 2025 remain historically low as statewide measures of high school academic proficiency continue to tell a concerning story. According to the ACT, the nonprofit…
In an October 14 Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) school board meeting, the board voted to pass a resolution that formally requested Superintendent Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams to provide recommendations regarding, in…
The recent government shutdown, which began twenty days ago on October 1st, has not yet significantly impacted Minnesota’s educational system and is unlikely to do so, assuming that the shutdown…
Eduhi Raul Perea-Lizeaga, a/k/a Luis Roberto Diaz-Colon, is the latest addition to our Minnesota Man roster. He was taken into federal custody yesterday and is being held in the Sherburne…
“We’ve raised graduation rates to the highest ever,” remarks Gov. Tim Walz in his recent reelection campaign video. Unlike the governor’s proneness to misspeak while campaigning for vice president —…
German Alexis Funez-Canelas pled guilty to one felony count of illegal re-entry of a previously deported illegal alien this morning in federal court in downtown Minneapolis. Prosecutors documented that Funez,…
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…
Nicolas Lopez-Juarez, age 28, billed out of St. James, then St. Peter, then Melrose, is our Minnesota Man of the week. A Guatemalan national, Lopez has been charged with one…
Since 2019, Minnesota has had a former educator in the governor’s office — an “Educator-in-Chief,” as nicknamed by Tim Walz himself and his teachers’ union Education Minnesota. “Thank you to…
Martin Ernesto Salvador-Tomas, age 28, pled guilty to a felony count of illegal reentry of a previously-deported alien. He appeared Tuesday morning at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Prosecutors…
Last year, Minnesota lawmakers agreed to fund another 5,200 seats of free, voluntary pre-kindergarten. This $38 million funding boost for prekindergarten comes as some school districts struggle to close budget…
The Minnesota Department of Education recently released data for the 2023-2024 school year, showing that the number of chronically absent students remains high in Minnesota. A student is considered chronically…
A recent study published in the journal IScience found that the number of adults who read for pleasure in the United States has continued to fall. While 26 percent of…
A recently released report from progressive institute The Century Foundation ranked Minnesota number one in the nation for immigrant student support. The report judged states on three primary factors; (1)…
Diego Perez-Mejia, now aged 25, clocks in as our Minnesota Dad of the day. Originally from Guatemala, more recently he’s been billed out of Marshall, MN. [Fun fact: the name…
Ley Enrique Ortiz-Calleja, age 29, was arguing his case this morning at the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul. Your correspondent was there. Mr. Ortiz is an early frontrunner for…
In our visit to the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis today, we encountered the rare illegal alien from outside of Latin America. Asongafack Derick Mewoabi, age 34, hails from Cameroon,…
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Education announced it was pausing an estimated $6.8 billion in federal funds that were expected to be dispersed to states in varying amounts…
Meet your neighbor, Ezequiel Rojas-Gasca, aged 43, of Rochester, MN. Mr. Rojas spent several hours this afternoon at the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul where much due process occurred.…