Tag: education
Parent-backed school board candidates pick up nearly 50 seats
Despite the strong headwinds against conservative candidates locally and nationally, almost 50 Minnesota Parents Alliance-backed school board candidates claimed victory Tuesday night, the group...
Caryn Sullivan: Low expectations and low test results. Let’s connect the...
We’re living in an era of low expectations for Minnesota students. It’s deeply troubling and rather ironic, given our governor’s proclivity for touting his...
New report finds Minnesota’s social studies standards rooted in ‘revolutionary ideology’
A new report shows how Minnesota's proposed social studies standards are "unacceptably politicized" and "deficient."
Earlier this week the Center of the American Experiment published...
Somali parents join movement against left-wing indoctrination in schools
The Minnesota Parents Alliance packed a room in Golden Valley Sunday afternoon for an event geared toward Somali parents, many of whom were shocked...
Commentary: Catholic schools lead the charge in education
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — According to a data analysis performed by Kathleen Porter-Magee, an adjunct fellow at the Manhattan Institute, “If Catholic schools...
St. Paul teacher on student behavior: ‘I’ve never seen it so...
Bruce Ringaman has been a teacher in the St. Paul school district for 25 years. He told Alpha News he has never seen student...
Minnesota students see historic declines on national test
National test scores released Monday provide damning new evidence that America’s students are paying the price for the government’s COVID-19 school closures.
The National Assessment...
Sheila Qualls: College Board experiments on kids with George Floyd-inspired AP...
This year the College Board debuted an Advanced Placement (AP) course inspired by George Floyd.
The board launched an African American Studies AP course in...
Caryn Sullivan: It’s time for transparency and accountability in education
Less than two months after they returned to classrooms, students across Minnesota will miss two or more days of school this week. It’s MEA...
Fully Charged: Hope Farm School offers opportunity equalizer to urban youth
In a world where we constantly hear about "white privilege" and "systemic racism," Jeff Bird, a white male, is making a difference in the...