Despite nearly $1 trillion in annual funding, many public schools in America’s K-12 education system are getting further from their goal of delivering quality education. Rising pension debts, disproportionate growth…
Parents have always reached for easy tools to soothe young children. However, the advent of digital media and relatively cheap tablets have given parents a new choice. Will little Timmy…
In a national landscape where academic outcomes vary widely by region, an analysis of demographically-adjusted 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores shows that conservative-leaning or “red” states occupy…
As test score results continue to be quiet reminders of the millions of students who fell behind or dropped out entirely during years of disrupted learning, new research out of…
School boards — an elected group of community members that sets policy, approves the yearly budget, and establishes a vision for a school district — haven’t been around forever. In…
This article is part of a series that examines Minnesota’s recent early literacy education reforms and compares them to successful early literacy education reforms throughout the country. Today’s focus is…
Mississippi’s rise in reading literacy has drawn national attention — not as a one-off success, but as evidence of sustained, systemic change that other states are now studying closely. Over…
How to break free from Minnesota’s education cartel. American Experiment has a reputation for boldly engaging the public square, educating the people of Minnesota on issues ranging from education to…
Parents, as a general rule, always want the best for their children. Many parents are invested in their child and in their child’s educational success. They take warning signs of…
While coverage of the latest national test data has focused on the astonishingly low performance of high school seniors (myself included), declines were not experienced in every school setting. Twelfth-grade…
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores for 2024 have just been released, spawning a flurry of thinkpieces, op-eds, and research reviews. Why all the fuss? NAEP assessments measure…
My posts about achievement levels within Minnesota’s public education system always generate a few interesting comments from individuals who want to downplay the declines — they either state the data…
High school seniors continue to struggle with literacy and numeracy, as revealed by historic declines in reading and math scores on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Administered…
Reading proficiently by the end of third grade is not only critical for a child’s future educational outcomes but also future career opportunities, earning potential, and economic mobility. Statewide, an…
Since 2019, Minnesota has had a former educator in the governor’s office — an “Educator-in-Chief,” as nicknamed by Tim Walz himself and his teachers’ union Education Minnesota. “Thank you to…
The media company’s annual “Top States for Business” ranking scores a state’s education system as one of 10 categories to identify America’s best states for business. For 2025, Minnesota overall…
Minnesota could do a better job equipping elementary teacher candidates in math instruction, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). The report analyzes how…
When it comes to education spending in Minnesota, there never appears to be enough dollars at play. Gov. Walz and the teachers’ union continually call to “fully fund” public schools,…
For a state with low performance rankings across a number of metrics, the rise of Mississippi as a national exemplar in math and reading growth has been hard for many…
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…
Five years after COVID-19, it is obvious there are still lingering effects of school closure policy decisions, as achievement remains lower than pre-pandemic performance and long-term consequences have yet to…
Flickr, Photo By: U.S. Department of State (IIP Bureau) On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced plans to reduce 1,315 staff positions, bringing the agency’s total workforce reduction to…
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…
Minnesota student performance on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that average test scores are not significantly different from two years prior and are still below pre-COVID…