Education
UPSKILL: Putting the state’s needs first, avoiding big questions
Lawmakers across the country often insist on making “investments” in economic programs to help fill a perceived need for skilled workers. But such efforts often put the needs of the state and favored industries ahead of the needs of individuals --…
House Republicans still afraid of school choice
In January 2025, Center of the American Experiment partnered with Opportunity for All Kids (OAK) to…
Missouri Students Continue to Fall Behind
For years, the education establishment in Missouri has relied on a predictable playbook. Whenever…
AI and the Future of College with Jacob Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUYGqJaGv7c Susan Pendergrass speaks with Jacob Light, Hoover Fellow…
Harvard is right to cap A grades
In a decision a long time in the making, nearly 70 percent of Harvard’s faculty has just voted to…
How student achievement was broken before COVID got the blame
More news outlets are reporting what many of us have been pointing out for years — the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t actually what caused academic achievement to plummet; it was occurring long before then. Take, for instance, an NPR News article titled,…
How deep is the bipartisan breakdown on quality…
New research shows that Americans’ perception of quality teachers is generally more meaningful than…
Here we go again; JoCo districts prepare another school…
When the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that school funding met its definition of…
Minnesota’s literacy reform needs Mississippi’s…
Minnesota’s troubling and persistent literacy challenges finally resulted in action during the 2023…
Minneapolis Public Schools, facing a $50 million…
Minneapolis Public Schools, the state’s third largest district, is continuing plans to build a brand…
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