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St. Paul Central AD Treacy Funk — a coaches’ coach — will soon call it a career
When the owner of the company that provides the electronic timing equipment for track meets at St. Paul Central High School introduced himself to Treacy Funk last week, he mentioned he had a nephew who...
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2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year breaks ground as first honoree of Asian...
The 2022 Minnesota Teacher of the Year teaches first grade in her hometown of Onamia, where she has broken ground as the only person of color on the teaching staff. Sarah Lancaster (Courtesy of...
View ArticleStillwater school board picks new bus company amid lawsuit with current one;...
A new bus company will be providing bus service to Stillwater Area Public Schools starting July 1 under the terms of a new contract approved last week by the school board. The board voted 6-1 on...
View ArticleSt. Paul district to schedule school around Muslim, Jewish holidays
A St. Paul Public Schools committee will propose scheduling classes around important Muslim and Jewish holidays in 2023-24 as it looks to build a “more inclusive” calendar. Taking days off during the...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota to host 2026 Special Olympics USA
The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games will be held at the University of Minnesota, officials announced Friday. Gov. Tim Walz said he is “incredibly proud” to have Minnesota host the seven-day event,...
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Star of 1969 film ‘The Learning Tree’ dedicates tree at school that bears...
It’s been more than 50 years since Kyle Johnson starred in “The Learning Tree,” the first major Hollywood film directed by a Black man. But the movie, directed by Gordon Parks and based on Parks’...
View Article‘Hidden River’ beats out Philando Castile as new name for St. Paul middle school
Ramsey Middle School students have chosen “Hidden River” as the new name for their school, pending former approval next month by the St. Paul school board. The new name, which refers to an aquifer...
View ArticleProperty taxes creep up as St. Paul school construction debt skyrockets
St. Paul property owners can expect to pay a little more than usual for school district construction projects in the coming years as the district rebuilds and renovates amid declining enrollment. When...
View ArticleUniversity of St. Thomas names dean for two-year college
The University of St. Thomas didn’t have to look far to hire the next dean of its two-year school. Buffy Smith, who for two years has led the Dougherty Family College in an interim role, got the...
View ArticleUMN tuition hike of 3.5% would be largest in a decade
University of Minnesota students can expect tuition increases of up to 3.5 percent next year – the largest in a decade for in-state students – under a budget proposal presented Thursday to the Board of...
View ArticleWoodbury High senior’s love of math started early. Now he’s a U.S....
Minkai Li was once so engrossed in reading a math textbook that he didn’t realize he was walking towards a flight of stairs, and he fell. “I was around 5 years old, and we were at some restaurant — the...
View ArticleSt. Paul school district plans budget around big enrollment loss
Enrollment next school year is expected to fall by enough students to shrink the overall size of St. Paul Public Schools’ general fund budget for a second year in a row. The district is planning for...
View ArticleRegents pick UCLA law school dean to lead UW-Madison
By TODD RICHMOND MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The dean of UCLA’s law school has been chosen as the next head of the University of Wisconsin’s flagship campus in Madison, the university system’s regents...
View ArticleHere’s the $8 billion worth of topics where Minnesota lawmakers need to find...
Minnesota lawmakers need to act fast to find $8 billion worth of bipartisan compromises after leading lawmakers announced a supplemental budget framework Monday. Gov. Tim Walz, Senate Majority Leader...
View ArticleAfter accreditation struggle, St. Paul College makes ‘equity and inclusion’...
Motivated by the coronavirus pandemic, George Floyd’s murder and the school’s own accreditation battle, St. Paul College has adopted new mission and vision statements that place equity and inclusion at...
View ArticleMinnesota State students face likely 3.5% tuition increase
Almost every Minnesota State college and university is expected to increase tuition by 3.5 percent next year, system officials said Tuesday. Budgets aren’t due to the system office till next week, but...
View ArticleTartan High senior chosen as ThreeSixty scholar for four-year scholarship to...
Gwynnevere Vang, a senior at Tartan High School in Oakdale, has been chosen as the ThreeSixty Journalism Scholar and will attend the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul on a four-year, full-tuition...
View ArticleAfter uproar, second draft of MN math standards shows 1% of learning...
The latest draft of new math standards for Minnesota schools suggests the addition of material related to American Indian tribes and other cultures won’t have a major impact on what students are...
View ArticleTech donations sought for Minnesota students this Saturday in St. Paul
Because more than 100,000 Minnesota students don’t have technology and devices at home, Minnesota Tech for Success is asking the public to donate their unwanted tech devices — including laptops,...
View ArticleFew students plan to leave St. Paul district when five schools close in fall
Students at the five schools that are closing next fall overwhelmingly intend to stay in the St. Paul school district, according to a report this week to the school board. With district enrollment well...
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