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…
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) agreed to pay Center of the American Experiment $7,000 to settle a lawsuit over their failure to fulfill a data practices request. American Experiment…
Do you know where your tax dollars are? It’s a sorry state of affairs when Minnesota — long the gold standard of forthright Midwest values and decency — is now…
The Minnesota Legislature is currently considering H.F. 29, a bill that does two important things: Here’s how American Experiment Senior Policy Fellow Katherine Kersten explained why we need H.F. 29…
Minnesota homeschool enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is the highest on record, surpassing even the spike during COVID and school closures. New enrollment data from the Minnesota Department of…
On the surface, the Minnesota Student Survey administered through school districts since 1989 by the Minnesota Department of Health sounds innocuous enough. The Minnesota Student Survey shares insight into things…
A serious look behind our state’s average achievement scores shows we aren’t doing as well as we like to think we are. Comparing Minnesota’s average reading and math performance on…
That seems to be the implication of reporting by the Minnesota Star Tribune from inside the Federal courtroom during the current free-food fraud trial. The Star Tribune‘s Jeffrey Meitrodt reports:…
Starting this fall for the 2025-26 school year, Minnesota’s public schools will be required to teach third-graders how to use non-binary gender pronouns in writing sentences. The Minnesota Department of…
In the 63rd episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace is joined by producer Isaac to discuss the latest uptick in the Scandal Tracker, as well as the 139 DEI…
The next (and perhaps final) chapter in Minnesota’s journey to dramatically change how we teach children is about to begin. The journey began in December 2020 when the Minnesota Department…
It was a bizarre scene yesterday in the state House of Representatives’ Education Policy committee. The Commissioner of the state Dept. of Education (MDE), Willie Jett, time and again deferred…
An executive order from President Donald Trump on K-12 education could have real implications for the state. The “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” EO directs federal agencies to develop…
The next trial of four defendants begins February 3 and will feature some of the biggest names in the scandal: Aimee Bock (Defendant No. 1), two co-owners of the now-defunct…
On Oct. 21, 2024, pro-Palestinian student protestors took over Morrill Hall, the University of Minnesota’s administration building. The students covered security cameras with spray paint, smashed windows, and secured doors…
The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) will be administered to students electronically in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 between the months of January and June. The triennial survey is…
Over 60 days ago, American Experiment submitted straightforward public data requests for access to deliverables written by the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) Ethnic Studies Working Group that will guide…
Saint Paul Public Schools is set to debut a student literacy docuseries this evening (Wednesday, Nov. 20), according to the district’s website. The documentary will be available to watch online…
A new report from the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) is highlighting yet another instance of mismanagement in Minnesota’s state-run programs, adding to a troubling pattern. While the report…
It’s Turkey Time! Golden Turkey, that is. Today we begin to unveil the four projects that will make up the nominees for American Experiment’s 2024 Golden Turkey Award. One word…
Open enrollment policies allow students to access public schools outside of their resident public schools, which can be a great help for families whose assigned neighborhood public schools aren’t the…
This opinion piece originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 21, 2024. Tim Walz was a schoolteacher before entering politics, so what is his approach to teaching? The Minnesota…
A great way to celebrate Columbus Day in Minnesota would be to return the statue of Christopher Columbus to its rightful place on the State Capitol grounds. Those with a…
This op-ed was originally published at The Hill by Jacqueline Schroeder on Sept. 10, 2024. After more than 50 years of calling Minnesota home, my husband Bill and I made…