In 19 public schools across the state, not a single student tested could do grade-level math during the 2021-2022 school year, according to an American Experiment analysis of state assessment…
DFL legislators and political activists are moving at the Capitol to entrench Ethnic Studies in Minnesota’s K-12 schools. This is one of the biggest stories out of the legislature, but…
The number of students enrolled in Minnesota’s traditional public schools is down, while private school and charter school enrollment has increased, according to data recently released by the Minnesota Department…
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently announced it is seeking educators to review the state’s academic assessments — the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) — and ensure they “are aligned…
The title of a bill introduced by Sen. Mary Kunesh (39, DFL) is a worthy goal that the state has been pursuing and should continue pursuing: increasing teachers of color.…
A 15-year-old St. Paul Harding High School student was stabbed to death in the halls of the school last Friday. A 16-year-old student is in custody for the murder. Harding High School…
American Experiment’s annual award highlights the state’s wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money.
Legislation introduced in the Minnesota House would impact education freedom in the state, including adding unnecessary requirements on homeschoolers and school districts and removing any school with a statement of…
The progressive policy hazards that will push Minnesota past the point of no return.
Now is the time to focus on holding lawmakers accountable to all Minnesotans.
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
Collateral damage from the Feeding Our Future scandal.
Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) proposed amendments to the rules governing teacher licensure in Minnesota. These changes are expected to be formally adopted later this…
Minnesota's chief administrative law judge recently signed off on the majority of controversial amendments to the state's licensure rule for teachers.
For the past two school years, Minnesota public school enrollment has declined, and the state’s school system has lost thousands of students to other learning environments. (We will see if…
Feeding Fraud Program at MDE Wins Golden Turkey Award for Wasteful Spending We have a winner! Poor management and oversight by the Minnesota Department of Education of a pandemic-related food…
As the pandemic threw the country into a state of uncertainty, politicians in Washington, D.C. did the only thing they know how to do: throw money at the problem. They…
Three more unmarked packages of documents arrived at the office last week, filled with correspondence related to the Feeding Our Future scandal. If you believe the FBI, government programs operated…
Minnesota’s public school open enrollment options fall short, according to a new Reason Foundation report by Jude Schwalbach that ranked all 50 states’ K-12 open enrollment laws. Open enrollment policies…
The status quo is getting nervous in the Orono school board race. Several former school board members sent a two-page letter this weekend to every house in the district warning…
Social Studies expert Professor Wilfred McClay says standards move Minnesota backwards A new report written by national social studies expert Wilfred McClay and released today from Center of the American…
It’s our favorite time of year: Golden Turkey time! Minnesota’s government wastes a LOT of money on silly things. Each year, American Experiment gives out the Golden Turkey Award to…
Defendant No. 49 is formally charged in Federal court. Mohamed Muse Noor had been arrested at O’Hare airport late last month, en route to Turkey. Known professionally as Deeq Darajo,…
In a scene out of a Hollywood movie, an unmarked package arrived at the offices of Center of the American Experiment without a return address and a St. Paul postmark.…