St. Paul school year ends three days early because of high temperatures
St. Paul Public Schools has canceled the final three days of the school year because of the unusually hot weather. Unlike Minneapolis Public Schools, which has students at 15 schools learning from home...
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St. Paul charter school loses $4.3M with illegal investment in New Jersey...
A St. Paul charter school last school year invested $5 million in a New Jersey hedge fund, in violation of state law, and most of that money may be lost forever. Auditors working to close the books on...
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters receives surprise $2.3 million gift
Pam Olson didn’t grow up with money. She and her three siblings were raised by their single mother in Columbia Heights, and the family occasionally had to go on public assistance. There weren’t a lot...
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After 50 years, Harding High School’s biggest cheerleader to retire
Maureen Rueber made a pact on her first day of teaching at Harding High School in St. Paul. By the end of the first week, she would know all of her students by name. If she forgot a name or...
View ArticleMN high school graduation rate ticks up to another record high
Minnesota public high schools saw their graduation rate tick up one-tenth of a percentage point last year, reaching another all-time high, at 83.8 percent. The Class of 2020 spent its last three months...
View ArticleUMN weighs 1.5% tuition increase at all campuses
Students throughout the University of Minnesota system will face 1.5 percent tuition increases next year, pending approval from the Board of Regents later this month. Regents on Thursday mostly...
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Can you spread COVID if you’re vaccinated, have no symptoms and test positive?
For much of the pandemic, the keen sensitivity of the primary test for COVID-19 has been a blessing, detecting even small amounts of the virus that can spread silently among people who might not feel...
View ArticleUMN to encourage, but not require, coronavirus vaccines before fall
Coronavirus vaccination will be optional for students and staff returning to University of Minnesota campuses this fall. President Joan Gabel said in a message Monday the U will ensure vaccines are...
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St. Paul principal suspended for plagiarizing another principal’s Facebook post
Just before Christmas, the principal of the St. Paul district’s largest school emailed her staff with a heartfelt reflection on leading the school through a pandemic. Stacie Bonnick (Courtesy of St....
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St. Paul Public Schools committee proposes an end to all student suspensions
A St. Paul Public Schools committee is calling for an end to student suspensions in a district that continues to kick Black and American Indian students out of class at high rates. “We cannot do our...
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Burnsville schools superintendent praised for ‘calm leadership’ during an...
Superintendent Theresa Battle’s leadership of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District was once again commended by the school board in an annual performance review. For the second year, Battle, who joined...
View ArticleThe University of St. Thomas offers incentives but won’t require coronavirus...
The University of St. Thomas will offer incentives for getting coronavirus vaccines but will not require people to get the shots before the fall semester. The school announced Wednesday that students,...
View ArticleMN State Trustees reject student association fee increase for two-year colleges
The Minnesota State Board of Trustees has rejected a student association’s proposal to increase fees in order to better serve the two-year college students it represents. LeadMN, which charges students...
View ArticleRace for four seats on St. Paul school board has just incumbent so far
Endorsements have begun, but only one incumbent so far has entered the race for four seats on the St. Paul school board. Jim Vue, who was appointed by fellow board members in July and then elected in...
View ArticleAnnual Kids Count survey offers evidence of pandemic’s painful effects on...
The full effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on families with children has yet to be measured. However, early data shows families struggling with food insecurity rose by 69 percent from 2018 to 2020,...
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Top Graduates 2021: A school year like no other
For the seniors of the Class of 2021, it was a school year unlike any other. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a shutdown of Minnesota school buildings in the spring of their junior year. In the fall,...
View ArticleTwo Rivers to replace Henry Sibley as high school name
Two Rivers will become the new name of Henry Sibley High School, eliminating the affiliation with the early Minnesota pioneer whose reputation in history has come to be seen in a new, harsher light....
View ArticleMN lawmakers, Tim Walz agree on largest school funding increase in 15 years
Top Minnesota lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz have reached an agreement on an education plan that will include the largest spending increase for the state’s public schools in 15 years, several lawmakers...
View ArticleSt. Paul school district forced to cover $1.9M in improper spending by food...
St. Paul Public Schools was forced to transfer $1.9 million from its general fund Tuesday to cover unauthorized spending by its nutrition services department in the early months of the coronavirus...
View ArticleJustices rule for student in ‘cursing cheerleader’ case
WASHINGTON — In the case of the cursing cheerleader, the Supreme Court notched a victory for the free speech rights of students Wednesday, siding with a high school student whose vulgar social media...
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