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Highest Minnesota graduation rate on record paired with lowest proficiency

Shutterstock (Center of the American Experiment) — The four-year graduation rate for Minnesota’s class of 2024 is the highest to date at 84.2 percent, according to newly released data from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Yet, the class of

Highest Minnesota graduation rate on record paired with lowest proficiency2025-05-07T18:04:00-05:00

Ellison defends ‘routine’ meeting with Feeding Our Future fraudsters, saying he wasn’t aware of FBI investigation into them

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison speaks at a January 2023 press conference. (Office of Gov. Tim Walz/Flickr) (The Washington Free Beacon) — Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison was not aware of a federal investigation into the sprawling Feeding

Ellison defends ‘routine’ meeting with Feeding Our Future fraudsters, saying he wasn’t aware of FBI investigation into them2025-04-23T18:07:00-05:00

Keith Ellison’s denials and dishonesty in the Feeding Our Future scandal

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (Photo by Lorie Shaull/CC BY 2.0) When the Feeding Our Future scandal broke, Minnesotans were rightfully outraged. More than $250 million—taxpayer dollars meant to feed low-income children during the pandemic—was instead funneled into

Keith Ellison’s denials and dishonesty in the Feeding Our Future scandal2025-04-11T06:48:00-05:00

Minnesota homeschool enrollment reaches highest ever

Shutterstock (Center of the American Experiment) — Minnesota homeschool enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is the highest on record, surpassing even the spike during COVID and school closures. New enrollment data from the Minnesota Department of Education reports 31,216

Minnesota homeschool enrollment reaches highest ever2025-03-20T07:30:00-05:00

Jurors in Feeding Our Future trial return guilty verdicts

Aimee Bock testifies in federal court during her trial in the Feeding Our Future case. (Credit: Cedric Hohnstadt) Jurors in the Feeding Our Future trial returned guilty verdicts for Aimee Bock and Salim Said after a brief deliberation

Jurors in Feeding Our Future trial return guilty verdicts2025-03-19T17:26:00-05:00

Feeding Our Future case goes to the jury

Feeding Our Future CEO Aimee Bock in the courtroom with her attorney, Ken Udoibok. (Credit: Cedric Hohnstadt) Attorneys in the Feeding Our Future trial of Aimee Bock and Salim Said made their closing arguments to the jury yesterday.

Feeding Our Future case goes to the jury2025-03-19T13:26:00-05:00

Feeding Our Future founder’s alleged scheme thrived with political support

Sen. Omar Fateh stands behind Feeding Our Future CEO Aimee Bock during a June 2021 event. (Xogmaal Media/YouTube) As the trial of Feeding Our Future’s mastermind Aimee Bock heads into its fifth week, courtroom testimony has painted a

Feeding Our Future founder’s alleged scheme thrived with political support2025-03-04T17:53:00-06:00

Non-binary pronouns in 3rd-grade classrooms

A Minnesota Department of Education office building in St. Paul, Minn. (Hayley Feland/Alpha News) (Center of the American Experiment) — Starting this fall for the 2025-26 school year, Minnesota’s public schools will be required to teach third graders

Non-binary pronouns in 3rd-grade classrooms2025-02-26T06:41:00-06:00

Kickbacks, fake signatures, and a bartender ‘board chair’

The second day of testimony opened with Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Nutrition Program Director Emily Honer. (Credit: Cedric Hohnstadt) The federal fraud trial of Aimee Bock, the founder of Feeding Our Future, and co-conspirator Salim Said continued

Kickbacks, fake signatures, and a bartender ‘board chair’2025-02-12T07:04:00-06:00

Alleged mastermind of Feeding Our Future fraud goes on trial

Feeding Our Future CEO Aimee Bock in the courtroom Monday with her attorney, Ken Udoibok. (Credit: Cedric Hohnstadt) The second case in the Feeding Our Future fraud formally commenced last week with jury selection on Monday and Tuesday

Alleged mastermind of Feeding Our Future fraud goes on trial2025-02-11T07:41:00-06:00
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