Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! Grace and Kathryn break down the latest Minnesota news, including Governor Walz appointing a so-called “fraud czar” but is it a day late…
The collective bargaining agreement between Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) and the teacher’s union, Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE) has landed the district in hot water with the federal Department of…
In the fall of 2023, Minneapolis Public Schools gained the funds to install special smoke detectors in four schools’ bathrooms. These inauspicious detectors had a unique purpose — they had…
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…
Minneapolis School District is facing a potential teacher strike and a $75 million budget shortfall. But Minnesota’s third largest school district, serving 26,076 students in 2024, is showing additional signs…
The Minneapolis teachers’ union has set a strike authorization vote if no agreement on the 2025-27 contract is reached during today’s mediation session, as contract negotiations with the Minneapolis Public…
Teachers often make personal sacrifices for their students, purchasing classroom supplies, giving up weekends to grade, coach or chaperone, and choosing a position with comparably low pay. But one extra…
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…
We have added a new item to Scandal Tracker 2025TM and we are scanning the horizon for more examples of waste, fraud, and abuse. Give credit to A.J. Lagoe and…
The perennial refrain regarding Minnesota’s public education system is that we must fully fund education and that teachers need more resources in the classroom. So, common sense says that the…
As the prosecution wraps up its case in the latest Feeding Our Future trial, some interesting details have emerged. Aimee Bock, Feeding Our Future CEO, and Salim Said, co-owner of…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday its tentative choices for $735 million Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds for clean heavy-duty vehicles. Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minnesota Pollution Control…
The website fatehformayor.com has gone live and Blois Olson reports that the state senator has a city hall press conference scheduled for tomorrow (Monday). We had earlier reported that Sen.…
In response to COVID, the federal government sent Minnesota $1.3 billion for E-12 education. Those dollars were meant to help schools return to, and maintain, safe in-person learning for all…
Recent data on unemployment insurance claims released by the U.S. Department of Labor show Minnesota’s increases are driven by layoffs in education. In the week ending June 1, the largest…
Although he has not been charged with or accused of any wrongdoing in the case, the name Abdirizak Diis features prominently in a key document for the upcoming free-food trial.…
The latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau show little change in the state’s dismal population trends. Alert readers will notice this post updates the one I wrote in December…
The Circle of Education Funding in Minneapolis Public Schools is starting to look and act like a spiral. Overspending on the last teacher contract has caused two years of budget…
I previously warned about celebrating the “historic” education funding the DFL-controlled legislature passed in 2023 given the overwhelming new mandates they attached to the new money. Turns out, despite spending…
Value of Incapacitation As conservatives, we strongly believe that a lack of accountability for crime only begets more crime. We put value in a swift, sure, and stern response to crime,…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a new study which found that working from home is here to stay. I concluded by noting that: If this holds for…
It’s no secret that educational freedom took center stage this year in a number of states as school choice programs were either newly introduced or expanded. The large and growing…
I review the memoir Mosaic Republic by the 21-year-old candidate for Minneapolis city council Ward 6. Tiger Worku celebrated his 21st birthday just yesterday, as he continues his campaign. The…
The state’s third-largest school district has admitted it is facing an “imminent financial crisis” but that it will find cuts to balance the budget, reported Deena Winter with the Minnesota…