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UMN regent Sviggum apologizes for Morris campus diversity question: ‘I...
University of Minnesota Regent Steve Sviggum apologized Tuesday for casting student diversity in a negative light during a board meeting last week. University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum speaks...
View ArticleDevinder Malhotra to retire as Minnesota State chancellor next year
The head of the Minnesota State college and university system will give retirement another try when his contract is up next year. Devinder Malhotra, 75, served as provost at St. Cloud State University...
View ArticleMinnesota State seeks record $350M in new state funding
With pandemic relief grants running out and enrollment falling faster than expected, the Minnesota State college and university system is preparing its largest ever state funding request for the...
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Minnesota elections 2022: Ramsey County Commission races
RAMSEY COUNTY BOARD RACES DISTRICT 3 Trista MatasCastillo Age: 48 Trista MatasCastillo (Courtesy of the candidate) What qualifies you to hold this position? I am a veteran, mother, volunteer, organizer...
View ArticleJustice Barrett rejects appeal over Biden student debt plan
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday rejected an appeal from a Wisconsin taxpayers group seeking to stop the Biden administration’s student debt cancellation program....
View ArticleCourt temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan forgiveness
ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court late Friday issued an administrative stay temporarily blocking President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loans, throwing the...
View ArticleTeamsters service workers union, University of Minnesota reach deal to avoid...
A union of University of Minnesota service workers has reached tentative terms on a new contract with university management, veering both sides away from a strike late next week. Teamsters Local 320,...
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Learning to drive in America: Volunteer instructor helps open the roads to...
Like so many other immigrants, Ukrainian-born Katheryna Didenko has a vital item on her list of things to do as she adjusts to life as a new American: Get a driver’s license. For the past three weeks,...
View ArticleSocial issues bring wave of conservative candidates to MN school board races
Pandemic health precautions, falling test scores and discomfort over the way schools address sensitive topics like race, gender and American history have inspired a wave of Minnesota school board...
View ArticleTest scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across U.S., Minnesota
The COVID-19 pandemic spared no state or region as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children, erasing decades of academic progress and widening racial disparities, according to...
View ArticleUMN’s Sviggum resigns vice chair position but stays on Board of Regents after...
Steve Sviggum intends to serve out the final months of his term on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents but has resigned as the board’s vice chair after casting student diversity in a negative...
View ArticleForest Lake Area school board candidates penalized over campaign sign...
Three candidates for Forest Lake Area school board have been ordered to pay $150 each for failing to include a disclaimer on their joint campaign signs. The respective campaign committees for Ashley...
View ArticlePandemic cost MN students nearly a full year of math instruction, analysis finds
Minnesota students lost a semester’s worth of learning in reading and nearly a full year in math during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new analysis of test scores. The study by researchers at...
View ArticleAffirmative action in jeopardy after justices raise doubts
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The survival of affirmative action in higher education appeared to be in serious trouble Monday at a conservative-dominated...
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In St. Paul schools, in-house liaisons take over for police, contract security
When the St. Paul school board voted to eliminate school resource officers in June 2020, the district’s high school principals unanimously opposed the idea. A Minneapolis police officer had murdered...
View ArticleSt. Paul, other big districts to keep students home on Election Day
Nearly half of Minnesota’s largest school districts are keeping students home on Tuesday in order to stay out of the way of voters. Students in St. Paul and South Washington County are expected to...
View ArticleForest Lake High School staffer fired after inappropriate photos allegedly...
A staff member at Forest Lake High School was fired after authorities say he allegedly shared inappropriate photos with students. According to a letter sent home to families, Principal Jim Caldwell...
View ArticleElection results: Tech levy in North St. Paul district, referendums in White...
A special technology levy appeared to fail Tuesday for a second consecutive year in North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale. District leaders last year tried to adopt a new levy at a taxpayer cost of $3...
View ArticleSchool board results: Teacher-endorsed candidates sweep Stillwater, voters...
Preliminary vote counts Tuesday night favored the incumbent school board members and teacher-preferred candidates in the Stillwater Area district, while other East Metro races showed a mix of liberal...
View ArticleSt. Paul nonprofit with fraud ties drops food-program lawsuit against...
A St. Paul nonprofit with ties to the child food program scandal has dropped its lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Education. Partners In Nutrition, which sponsored organizations that hand...
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