Oscar Zuniga-Alcala is our Minnesota Man of the Day for December 15. He is scheduled to appear in federal court in downtown Minneapolis this morning to plead guilty to a…
Liability insurance is often touted as a major union perk, yet it makes up only a sliver of teacher union spending. Recent financial reports show that Education Minnesota — the…
What exactly does it mean for “Congress to make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise therof” in the context of charter schools? Can a…
Did you know that public school students can be released from school during school hours to receive Bible education? Released time programs — where students are excused from public school…
When it comes to politics, the teachers’ union rarely misses a roll call. An organization intended to support teachers and their professional needs has morphed into a loud, persistent political…
Minnesota schools adopt a radical ‘liberated’ Ethnic Studies learning regime Minnesota’s controversial new K-12 Social Studies standards will hit our state’s classrooms in Fall 2026. Here’s what students at your…
Author, journalist, gubernatorial candidate, and California resident Michael Shellenberger has been a fearless voice exposing the policy mistakes made in the Golden State regarding crime, homelessness, environmental alarmism, and leadership.…
Minnesota’s controversial new K-12 social studies standards will hit our state’s classrooms in fall 2026. Here’s what students at your local school will be learning if your district adopts tax-funded…
Following recent mass shooting events in the Twin Cities area, some involving assault-style rifles, a renewed call for more gun control measures has emerged. Governor Walz has declared that he…
A new school year is underway and parents have some homework of their own — knowing what rights they have within the public education system and how to exercise them…
A recent research policy brief from the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute found that a strong majority of civics teachers said they had self-censored in class due to fear of pushback…
New Policy A new policy put in place by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (DC) is playing out in a troubling manner and deserves another…
A law passed by the 2023 DFL-controlled Minnesota Legislature that bars certain religious colleges and universities from participating in the state’s 40-year-old Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program has been ruled…
Numerous polls (and we write about them often!) show parents overwhelmingly support the growing education market and the policies that help families access these options. Polls also show (and we…
This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court heard Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond, a case that critiqued the boundaries of state charter school funding. After Oklahoma attempted to authorize…
The DFL’s left and right go to war. On July 7, 1977, state DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn from Minneapolis addressed a meeting at the Capitol’s State Office Building in St.…
Back-to-school season will soon once again be underway, and so will the annual opportunity for educators to decide if union membership is right for them. From Sept. 1 until Sept.…
The EPA announced today that it would rescind a 2009 rule that the EPA uses to justify regulating greenhouse gas emissions. If finalized, all greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor…
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents have the right to opt their children out of reading lessons that violate their religious beliefs. While the…
The U.S. Supreme Court decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor last week found that a Maryland public school district violated the First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause by refusing to let parents…
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced it would propose to repeal burdensome greenhouse gas emissions standards for the power sector. The press release states: Ensuring affordable and reliable energy supplies…
Today, the Supreme Court rightsized the scope of National Environmental Policy Act reviews by an 8-0 decision. It could well be a landmark ruling for lower courts because it decides…
Affordable housing and the tyranny of local government. The separation of powers between the federal and state governments not only serves as an important check to federal encroachment on individual…
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did some spring cleaning and took steps toward 31 significant deregulatory actions. Utilities and American electricity consumers will benefit from averted blackouts and billions of dollars of…