For a long time, many states have been facing childcare shortages as well as high prices. However, the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse. To deal with the issue, some…
The coronavirus has upended the school year, and our college-bound youth have been left wondering what their future will look like come September. From graduation to financial aid and decision…
Renewable energy advocates often claim that subsidizing and mandating wind and solar will produce long-term job benefits, but the newly-released 2020 U.S. Energy and Employment Report contains data that calls into…
Lack of childcare is one of the issues that parents are facing in this pandemic. Daycares across the nation are closing mostly for safety reasons. Other states, like Missouri, have…
In Minnesota, the response has mostly been allocating new funding for testing, treatment, and patient care. This handy map tracks the bills that have been introduced in each state related…
For in as long as new providers continue to exit at an irreplaceable rate, prices will remain high, services will still be scarce, and parents will have no use for…
New data released by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics reveal the percent of workers who were members of unions in 2019 was 10.3 percent—a record low since 1983, according…
Did you know that people with solar panels on their roofs are picking your pocket in more ways than one? Federal subsidies for solar have been increasing your tax liability…
Minnesota is working to get ahead of the workforce shortage by offering scholarships to high school students pursuing high-demand technical careers. The Center's most recent video series highlights the stories…
Educators, we hope the new school year is going smoothly so far! Now that your classrooms are set up and lesson planning is underway, it's time to think about your…
Batteries are often touted as a magical technology that will suddenly make unreliable wind and solar, reliable. The idea is just the latest round of wishful thinking on behalf of…
Renewable energy advocates in Minnesota will probably celebrate the fact that wind power produced more electricity than coal-fired power plants in April of this year (if they haven’t already). This…
Teachers, you do not have to belong to a union to get excellent liability coverage, job protection benefits, and professional development opportunities. Find out the top five reasons why fellow…
This is the Center’s most recent radio ad on the futility of “green” energy, i.e. wind and solar. In the current session, efforts to expand Minnesota’s renewable energy electricity mandate,…
Teacher Appreciation Week officially kicked off today, May 6 and will run through May 10. In order to better support teachers, unions need to listen to their voices and restore…
In case you didn’t have time to read Doubling Down on Failure, our 80 page report on the cost of a 50 percent renewable energy mandate, you’re in luck because the Clear…
Minnesota has spent well over $15 billion on wind, solar, transmission lines, and the profits utility companies make by putting these things in the ground, but we have no batteries…
Today was a normal February day in Minnesota; it was about 10 degrees, with heavy drifting and blowing snow, and the roads had patches of ice left over from freezing…
Around 40 percent of students who enroll in four-year colleges and universities don’t graduate within six years. This leaves them saddled with debt and no degree that will help them…
Shannon Full, president/CEO at the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce, address the skills gap.
Thanks to Construction Career Pathways (CCP) and its partnering programs, Minnesota’s youth can begin exploring successful career opportunities in construction as early as middle school, develop skills through a registered…
Center of the American Experiment has initiated a poll in connection with our quarterly magazine, Thinking Minnesota. The poll, conducted by nationally-recognized Meeting Street, samples 500 Minnesota registered voters. Typically…
A new report by Clean Energy Economy Minnesota crows about the number of people employed in the renewable energy sector, but viewed with a different lens, the report actually demonstrates…
They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, and this cartoon definitely fits the bill. The next time someone delivers a sermon to you on the virtues of wind and…