If School Spending is Up, Why Aren’t Teacher Salaries?
Common sense says that the most important thing to spend education dollars on is a well-equipped, high-quality teacher for every ...
U.S. Ranks 8th Highest in School Time But Still Gets Outperformed
Does the American education system provide students enough instructional time to keep them competitive against their peers worldwide? It’s a ...
The Hiring Continues: More Principals Added for Fewer Students
The number of principals and assistant principals in Minnesota public schools is up again even though they served fewer students, according to ...
People Greatly Underestimate Public School Spending
When it comes to education spending in Minnesota, there never appears to be enough dollars at play. Gov. Walz and ...
How Mississippi Schools are Better Than Minnesota’s
For a state with low performance rankings across a number of metrics, the rise of Mississippi as a national exemplar ...
Nearly 3/4 of Public School Teachers Support ESAs
A spring teacher survey reveals strong support for education savings accounts (ESAs) in K-12 education. This includes 81 percent of ...
A Tale of Two Eras: Minnesota Math Over the Years
Five years after COVID-19, it is obvious there are still lingering effects of school closure policy decisions, as achievement remains ...
Homeschool Freedom and Education Savings Accounts — What Happens?
As states across the country expand educational freedom through policies such as Education Savings Account (ESA) legislation, some in the ...
Education Savings Accounts: Flexibility and Innovation for Minnesota Education
Legislation introduced in both the Minnesota House and Senate would bring flexibility and innovation to students’ K-12 education journeys. Under H.F. ...
MN Homeschool Enrollment Reaches Highest Ever
Minnesota homeschool enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is the highest on record, surpassing even the spike during COVID and ...
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