Recovery from learning loss among Mississippi students — who had significantly more access to in-person instruction than Minnesota students — is dramatically higher compared to Minnesota students. Data continue to…
In March 2020, COVID-19 hit Minnesota. State and local governments enacted several measures intended to slow the spread of the virus, chief among these being “lockdowns” of individuals and shutdowns…
Last week the White House released separate facts sheets for each state to highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will lower health care costs and improve health coverage in…
Because all skills begin with the basics of reading, reading proficiency among our young learners matters. A lot. We know how to teach children to read, yet there are still…
Minnesota’s childcare crisis hurts parents, children, and the communities they live in.
The rise of Mississippi as a national exemplar in math and reading growth has given policymakers in other states a model to learn from. The state made headlines for being…
We tour the growing ruins of this once great Midwestern city. Yesterday, my colleague David Zimmer and I took our third trip this month to see the sights in the…
Minneapolis is turning into another two-tiered city — mind-blowing luxury at one end, third-world-style poverty at the other. A recent drive through Minneapolis revealed a city moving in two directions…
The problem of overspending isn’t just anecdotal, it is systemic.
Members of the Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee recently approved an Education Savings Account (ESA) bill that would provide more Minnesota families access to K-12 education services and learning…
In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal this weekend, Grover Norquist noted that “eight states have no personal income tax” and that: Two more states have already enacted laws…
The Fed’s lobbying for the Page Amendment undermines its independence.
As taxes skyrocket, quality of life plummets.
Center of the American Experiment’s “Think About It” radio campaign won the State Policy Network’s Communication Excellence Award in the Bold Brand Boost Category last week at SPN’s annual meeting…
For students in school today, September 11, 2001 is history. But the day that forever changed America is not included in Minnesota’s K-12 social studies standards. It used to be…
The cyberattack that closed the Colonial Pipeline focused new attention on the all-important role pipelines, and the fossil fuels they transport, play in our lives. The Colonial pipeline delivers 45…
Why the Page Amendment hurts students.
I was very pleased to see that my recent Star Tribune op-ed — Minnesota, we have a problem — generated not one but two day’s worth of replies. Sadly, many…
Back in 2015, President Obama compared Minnesota favorably with Wisconsin, holding up our state’s high, progressive taxes as the model for others to follow. When I joined the Center in 2017, we…
Mississippi just became the latest state to pass a universal occupational licensing bill. This means that 12 states now recognize licenses from other states, making it easier and less burdensome…
For years, Minnesota schools have been striving to shrink our state’s stubborn racial learning gap. The frustration that’s resulted may explain recent interest in the proposed Page Amendment, which would…
The closure of the Colonial Pipeline, a major pipeline that delivers 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, due to a cyberattack has brought a new focus…
Center of the American Experiment this week launched a campaign to push back on the Page Amendment and protect the voice of parents and taxpayers in education policy reform at…
The Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee has approved an education bill that prioritizes students over systems. Ask Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers to support giving more Minnesota students an…