Tag: Public Schools
Minnesota principal count grows again, student enrollment down
(Center of the American Experiment)—The number of principals and assistant principals in Minnesota public elementary and secondary schools has ticked up again, despite declining...
$190 billion handout made small dent in students’ poor test scores,...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The federal government has handed a record $190 billion in aid to schools across the country since the COVID...
Education Minnesota comes out of the values closet
It was a beautiful Saturday morning, and my to-do list was long. But before hitting that to-do list, I shamelessly took a scroll through...
Rochester referendum shows it’s time to start spending smarter when it...
(Opportunity for All Kids) — “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” the old saying goes.
That adage seems to be one that...
St. Louis Park High School staff member put on leave for...
A St. Louis Park High School staff member has been placed on administrative leave over what the school called “alleged serious misconduct” in a...
Katherine Kersten: A radical education
(Center of the American Experiment) -- On Jan. 5, 2024, Administrative Law Judge Eric Lipman approved the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) controversial K-12...
Minnesota public school enrollment drops for 4th consecutive year
(Center of the American Experiment) -- Enrollment in Minnesota’s public schools has declined again, according to data recently uploaded by the Minnesota Department of Education.
For...
Lawmakers blast Chinese Communist Party’s influence on American classrooms
(The Center Square) — House lawmakers held a hearing Tuesday to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s alleged efforts to influence American classrooms.
The Early Childhood,...
Why a special session is needed to address ambiguity involving SROs
(Center of the American Experiment) — In the past week, at least 12 law enforcement agencies across Minnesota have reportedly decided to pull their...
Teacher says she would be ‘fearful’ to put her own kids...
A recent graduate of Minnesota State University-Mankato's College of Education said new teachers are trained in radical ideologies, and parents need to start fighting...