Election analysis: MN school board races saw lots of conservative candidates....
Candidates backed by conservative organizations claimed dozens of school board seats Tuesday in Twin Cities suburbs and rural Minnesota, but teacher-backed contenders more than held their own. This...
View ArticlePandemic student fees lawsuit against UMN gets class certification
A judge has granted class certification in a lawsuit against the University of Minnesota that seeks larger refunds of mandatory student fees paid during the spring 2020 semester, when students were...
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New contract for St. Paul schools superintendent Gothard adds $49,000 in...
Superintendent Joe Gothard’s total compensation will jump by 17 percent next year under a new three-year contract unanimously approved Tuesday by the St. Paul school board. St. Paul Public Schools...
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St. Paul baseball legend Dennis Denning has died
Dennis Denning, championship-winning coach and mentor in the St. Paul baseball community, has died. He was 76. Denning coached at Cretin-Derham Hall for 17 seasons, winning six Minnesota high school...
View ArticleFixed it? Overdue repair manual returned to Lake Elmo Library 47 years late
A car-repair manual checked out from the Lake Elmo Library in 1975 vanished for nearly five decades, only to be returned this month, library officials said. A copy of “Chilton’s Foreign Car Repair...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools to spend $300k on marketing to boost enrollment
The first in a series of billboards went up Thursday as part of a two-year, $300,000 campaign to urge more families to enroll in St. Paul Public Schools. The state’s second-largest district has been...
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Obituary: J.T. Mitchell, 20, is ‘not done making a difference’
When Dave and Dawn Mitchell got a call saying an infant with Down syndrome was available for adoption in Milwaukee, they raced to their car with their two other children. “I don’t think we could get...
View ArticleAlternate meals for students with debt violates MN ban on lunch shaming,...
Schools that offer an alternate meal, such as a cold cheese sandwich, to students with lunch debt are violating state law, according to an opinion issued Thursday by Attorney General Keith Ellison....
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What first-graders are thankful for in 2022: The Earth, Target, their devices...
The first-graders of the 2022-23 school year do not appear to take much in their lives for granted. In response to our annual query — “What are you thankful for?” — these 6- and 7-year-olds credited...
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Rubén Rosario: So you say you want some inspiration … it’s gonna be all right
They come from all over the Saintly City, unheralded diamonds in the rough, hardscrabble youths who embody the moxie and verve to persevere and overcome obstacles. I’m talking here about this year’s 16...
View ArticleMay Township to vote on measure that could block youth camp on Wilder Forest...
The future of a proposed Catholic youth camp at Wilder Forest could be decided on Tuesday. The May Township board has called a special meeting for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the May Town Hall to discuss...
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Hastings school board member-elect arrested for DWI
A former school superintendent who was just elected to the Hastings school board has been charged with driving while impaired. Mark Zuzek, 58, recorded a 0.18 blood alcohol level at 8:45 a.m. Thursday...
View ArticleSt. Paul district settles for $120,000 with teacher who told reporter about...
When special-education teacher Rachel Wannarka spoke to a reporter in 2018 about required services she said St. Paul Public Schools wasn’t providing her students, she hoped it would serve as a call to...
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Appeals court: Officer who killed Philando Castile was wrongly denied license...
Minnesota’s teacher licensing board wrongly denied a substitute teaching license to the former police officer who killed Philando Castile, according to a panel of Minnesota Court of Appeals judges who...
View ArticleFive candidates for top Anoka-Hennepin job include St. Paul assistant...
A St. Paul Public Schools assistant superintendent is among five candidates to be the next superintendent in Anoka-Hennepin, the state’s largest school district. Yeu Vang will interview with the...
View ArticleGov. Walz wants to focus on one-time spending amid recession fears
Minnesota is flush with cash, but Gov. Tim Walz, leery of a looming recession, is warning legislators not to add too much recurring spending to the state’s budget. Walz said during a visit Tuesday to...
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Tuesday’s big snow in the Twin Cities is disrupting schools and traffic
Most Twin Cities residents woke up under a winter storm warning on Tuesday, with snowfall totals in St. Paul expected to top out between 6 and 10 inches, according to the National Weather Service. On...
View ArticleTwo current MN superintendents named finalists for Anoka-Hennepin job
The search for Anoka-Hennepin’s next superintendent is down to two candidates who lead school districts elsewhere in the state. Sartell-St. Stephens Superintendent Jeff Ridlehoover will interview with...
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UMN announces unrestricted $32.5 million donation
The University of Minnesota this week announced an unrestricted $32.5 million gift for its College of Continuing and Professional Studies. Karin Larson, 82, died April 24, 2021. (Courtesy of Bethel...
View ArticleHigh court to rule on Biden student loan cancellation plan
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to decide whether the Biden administration can broadly cancel student loans, keeping the program blocked for now but signaling a...
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