Public education is a hard-fought American right, and one that hasn’t always existed. Throughout American history, some have been unable to achieve a formal education due to the limits of…
American Experiment Update: Center events, initiatives, and policy work Summer tour American Experiment’s summer tour returned this year in June and July. The “Minnesota DOGE: Cut the waste, save the…
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…
Happy Thanksgiving! Given that my work focuses on education, I thought it fitting to share a bit about my schooling background, which was filled with many educators who taught me…
Parents are the first educators of their children. The moment a child enters the world, that education begins. In Latin, the word “educate” comes from ex, meaning “out of” and…
A revealing book about government schools details the desperate need for change.
The American Revolution began in April 1775 and quickly turned from a small-scale armed conflict into a full-on war between Great Britain and the residents of its 13 North American…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that 14 figures indicted in the Feeding Our Future case have operated 11 daycare centers who have collectively received $22 million from the state in…
Following the announcement by state officials that most students will not start the 2020 school year in classrooms full-time, Catrin Wigfall, policy fellow at Center of the American Experiment, released the following…
Aside from the unsettling cover image that shows a sad homeschooled girl trapped inside a house with prison bars over the window while other kids play outside, the article “The…
The fearless observer of American society tells American Experiment President John Hinderaker why she looks at our universities with 'sorrow and rage.'
Thorman engaged experiences in the Senate, at Heritage, and in a classroom (teaching Latin, no less) to prepare for her new role at American Experiment