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We're Minnesota's leading public policy organization. Working to make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous, and better-governed state.

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Minnesotans' heroism at Gettysburg still echoes today.
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Feeding Our Future fugitive pleads NOT guilty: americanexperiment.org/feedi…

Feeding Our Future fugitive pleads not guilty

Said Abdullahi Ereg, a former international fugitive, made his first appearance in federal court today to face eight (8) felony counts of fraud in relation to the Feeding Our Future scandal. He pled...

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What will it take to lower housing costs in Minnesota? Our new report has the answer: americanexperiment.org/what-…

What will it take to lower housing costs in Minnesota? Our new report has the answer

Minnesotans are concerned about the cost of housing, and rightly so. With the median home price exceeding $400,000, the Twin Cities metro is the most expensive housing market in the Midwest. After...

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Was Walz just looking the other way? Comer Report foreshadows the next shoe to drop in Vance probe: americanexperiment.org/was-w…

Was Walz just looking the other way? Comer Report foreshadows the next shoe to drop in Vance probe

Were whistleblowers and investigators warned by higher-ups in the Walz administration to stop finding fraud in certain areas?

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MAGA supporters and liberals agree on school choice: americanexperiment.org/maga-…

MAGA supporters and liberals agree on school choice

A new survey has found that those who identify as MAGA supporters and as liberal/progressive have found common ground on school choice policy. Conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of EdChoice, the...

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Boelter pleads guilty, faces life without parole: americanexperiment.org/boelt…

Boelter pleads guilty, faces life without parole

Given Boelter's willingness to send written confessions to the FBI and speak with the media, it's likely that we will hear more from him.

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Knowing your history matters — ignorant citizens are easier to control.
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D-Day has been removed from Minnesota’s education standards for the next 10 years. What does that mean for students?
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A look at Minnesota’s new Clemency Review Commission: americanexperiment.org/a-loo…

A look at Minnesota’s new Clemency Review Commission

The Minnesota Clemency Review Commission (CRC) was created by the DFL led Minnesota Legislature in 2023.  The Commission’s role is to review applications for clemency from convicted individuals and...

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MN teacher prep programs better aligned to science of reading but full picture more complicated: americanexperiment.org/mn-te…

MN teacher prep programs better aligned to science of reading but full picture more complicated

Minnesota's teacher prep programs might be better aligned to science of reading, but the full picture is more complicated.

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Coming to a Classroom Near You - Removing geography, adding colonialism: americanexperiment.org/comin…

Coming to a Classroom Near You: Removing geography, adding colonialism

New social studies standards are coming to all Minnesota K-12 public schools this fall. According to the Minnesota Department of Education, the revised standards and benchmarks reflect a “shift away...

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Minnesota's real history is bigger than any one-sided narrative — and understanding it is the only way to move forward clearly.
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In just five years, Minnesota’s education system has fallen from #7 nationally to #21: americanexperiment.org/minne…

Minnesota's national education ranking falls to 21st

In just five years, Minnesota's education system has fallen from #7 nationally to #21, according to a new report.

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New test results show growth for 9-year-olds, stagnation for 13-year-olds: americanexperiment.org/new-t…

New test results show growth for 9-year-olds, stagnation for 13-year-olds

New results from long-term assessments in reading and math tell different stories for 9- and 13-year-olds.

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Feeding Our Future fugitive nabbed: americanexperiment.org/feedi…

Feeding Our Future fugitive nabbed

Said Abdullahi Ereg, an international fugitive wanted in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, has returned from Kenya to America to face justice. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen announced Ereg’s arrest...

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Said Abdullahi Ereg, former international fugitive and alleged Feeding Our Future fraudster, entered a not guilty plea in federal court this afternoon. Your correspondent was there!
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Are students learning less about American history? Minnesota's new social studies standards say a lot.
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Here's what got cut from the new MN Social Studies Standards — and why it matters.
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Don’t follow Germany on energy policy! Minnesota continues to copy the Germans move towards 100 percent renewable or clean power. Germany by 2035. Minnesota by 2040. That is the bad news. Here's the worse news... americanexperiment.org/germa…

Germany's nuclear energy regrets

“Don’t follow Germany on energy policy.” That was the Center’s most recent, of many, warnings over the years to Minnesotans, about copying the Germans move towards 100 percent renewable or clean...

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The secret habeas files: americanexperiment.org/the-s…

The secret habeas files

Fewer than half of illegal alien habeas corpus petitioners are being released from ICE custody, since an important 8th Circuit appeals court ruling in late March. Reportedly, during the height of...

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