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South St. Paul boys basketball coach, charged with conspiracy to commit...
UPDATE: South St. Paul boys basketball coach Matthew McCollister resigned, school officials announced this morning. More details to come. In basketball circles, Matthew McCollister has a reputation as...
View ArticleMinneapolis, Roseville schools shift to two weeks of distance learning
Minneapolis and Roseville are among the latest school districts making a temporary switch to online learning because of staffing shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Minneapolis Public Schools...
View ArticleMN School Boards Association leaves nat’l group after request for FBI...
Minnesota’s affiliate is breaking away from the National School Boards Association in the wake of a controversial letter asking that federal law enforcement help protect school board members from angry...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools to stay open as district, teachers can’t agree on distance...
St. Paul Public Schools will continue with in-person learning for the foreseeable future after failing to get the teachers union on board with a proposed two-week shift to remote learning....
View ArticleUMN to require proof of vaccine or negative test for fans at sports games,...
The University of Minnesota will require proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test for entry to indoor events at all of its campuses starting Jan. 26. The policy, announced Friday, applies to...
View ArticlePaper carton shortages force Minnesota schools to plan milk rationing
The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage District is preparing to ration milk at school lunch amid growing shortages in the paper carton supply chain. Lisa Rider, the district’s executive director of business...
View ArticleSick St. Paul students still face 10-day isolation as CDC calls for 5
In a break with new federal guidelines, St. Paul Public Schools will continue to require coronavirus-infected students to isolate at home for 10 days after a positive test or first sign of illness. The...
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Some St. Paul schools could move online soon, but board rejects full shift to...
Several St. Paul district schools could shift to virtual learning next week under new guidelines announced Tuesday by district leaders. If 25 percent of teachers at a given school are absent and...
View ArticleWashington County eliminates processing fees on overdue library items
More than 3,000 Washington County residents who lost the use of their library cards because they failed to pay processing fees on overdue items are getting a reprieve under a plan approved Tuesday by...
View ArticleSt. Paul moves seven schools to virtual learning for three days
Seven St. Paul district schools have moved temporarily to virtual learning because of persistent staffing shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic. Humboldt and Creative Arts high schools, Galtier...
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St. Paul school cafeteria named for custodian who died of COVID-19
Horace Mann Elementary has named its cafeteria for a longtime custodian who was one of the early victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Mike Holleran (Courtesy of Carol Holleran) Mike Holleran worked for...
View ArticleBusiness attorney Jay Rothman to be University of Wisconsin’s president
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System leaders on Friday chose Jay Rothman, a Milwaukee business attorney with no experience administrating higher education, as the next president running the...
View Article2 injured in head-on collision of school bus, van in New Brighton
Two people were injured in New Brighton on Friday afternoon when a school bus collided head-on with a passenger minivan. According to the New Brighton Department of Public Safety, the collision...
View ArticleSAT going digital in shifting college admissions landscape
By CAROLYN THOMPSON The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a digital format, administrators announced Tuesday, saying the shift will boost its relevancy as more colleges make standardized...
View ArticleRacist video rattles North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale schools
A video that includes a middle-school student using racist language is causing alarm in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District. The district sent a message to parents Wednesday about the...
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Minnesota State college system could leave downtown St. Paul office in 2024
The Minnesota State college and university system expects to vacate much of its downtown St. Paul headquarters in 2024 after reassessing its office space needs in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The...
View ArticleStudents return to seven St. Paul schools as an eighth building goes online...
An eighth St. Paul district school is making a short-term move to virtual learning on Thursday, just as students return to schools that moved online last week. The upper campus of L’Etoile du Nord...
View ArticleWest Siders call for school investment after district drops Montessori program
In a virtual meeting Thursday with St. Paul Public Schools leaders, residents of the city’s West Side bemoaned last-minute changes to the district’s schools consolidation plan that figure to take...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota Duluth looks to build academic health care center in...
DULUTH, Minn. — The University of Minnesota is requesting funding to design and build a new academic health care center affiliated with its Duluth campus and located in downtown’s burgeoning medical...
View ArticleResidents asked to weigh in on Stillwater schools superintendent search
The Stillwater Area Public Schools board is seeking input from residents as it searches for a permanent superintendent of schools. The school board, which has hired the Minnesota School Boards...
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