At first glance, Minnesota's economy seems strong. But a closer look at the data shows we're on a unsustainable path.
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On March 2nd, Governor Gregg Abbot issued an executive order lifting Texas’s mask mandate and fully reopening the state. Proponents of lockdowns argued that this decision would kill Texans. Three…
U.S. News & World Report recently released new rankings that identified Minnesota as the second best state in America. But a closer look at the ranking details suggests not all…
Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) found that reading skills among young students are lagging what would be expected in a typical school year. Their study analyzed…
This week, it was announced that US News had ranked Minnesota the 2nd best state in America. State policymakers were quick to crow. Gov. Walz put out this press release:…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020, the minimum wage workforce was mostly made up of young, low-skilled workers with low levels of education. Additionally, most minimum wage workers…
The number of students enrolled in Minnesota public schools dropped by two percent this school year while homeschooling and private school enrollment increased, according to data released by the Minnesota…
Comparing border counties reveals the real impact of Minnesota’s economic policies.
This is while other states are reducing their corporate income tax rates.
Governor Walz's Due North Education Plan does not include student outcomes, which limits meaningful measures of student gains in competency and achievement.
Governor Walz's recently updated order that elementary schools can begin in-person or hybrid learning starting January 18, 2021 is still leaving students behind. Terry Otremba, father of 13-year-old daughter Addison who…
According to experts and a growing body of research, a scientifically-based literacy program is the most effective way to improve literacy and reduce the achievement gap. But teachers are often…
COVID-19 has laid bare the educational disparities that continue to remain a stubborn feature of our education system. The status quo, one-size-fits-all does not fit all, and if we do…
The false narrative that inadequate funding is the root of our education problems paints Minnesota as a state allergic to accountability.
Students required to take a high school exit exam are 7 percent less likely to be arrested, according to a paper by Prof. Matthew Larsen published in Education Next. Minnesota used…
A new American Experiment report found troubling declines in academic achievement in Minnesota, zero progress in college readiness, and persistent racial disparities, despite a well-funded education system that accounts for…
Eighth graders across the country don’t know U.S. history that well, according to newly released 2018 national test scores. The decline in history scores marks a bitter irony, given present…
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has released the guidance and application information for the $3 billion in emergency education block grants governors can apply for. As Governor Walz and…
Aspirational Page-Kashkari constitutional amendment will fail.
The “convergence,” which is supposed to explain Minnesota’s slow rate of economic growth relative to the US average, has not been happening over the period covered in our report.
This article was originally published by the Star Tribune. Minnesota schools, like schools across the nation, have been striving for decades to shrink the stubborn racial learning gap. The frustration…
New data from the IRS lets us see which states Minnesota has been losing residents and income to, and which states we have been gaining them from.
There is no link between high tax burdens and a state being a nicer place to live or having a better education system.