Harvard legacy and donor preferences under federal civil rights investigation
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation into Harvard’s legacy and donor admissions preferences, according to a letter released by Lawyers for Civil Rights Tuesday...
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Catholic youth camp’s fundraising pitch alarms Wilder Forest advocates
A fundraising brochure produced on behalf of the Minnesota Catholic Youth Partnership details why the organization needs $16 million to purchase and create a new camp on the 600-acre Wilder Forest...
View ArticleDoes Texas A&M’s botched hire spell doom for classroom diversity? Some say yes
With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University celebrated a diverse new chapter in its history with its June hiring of Kathleen McElroy....
View ArticleNorth Dakota lawmakers eye Minnesota free tuition program that threatens...
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota lawmakers and higher education leaders are beginning to chart a path for how to respond to neighboring Minnesota’s upcoming program that will offer income-based free...
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Back to school DIY: Personalize your child’s gear with this popular crafter’s...
The back-to-school shopping list may be fully checked off, but a student isn’t ready to go to school without every last item bearing their name so it doesn’t get mixed up with their classmates’ stuff....
View ArticleVisitation School to mark 150th anniversary with events Friday-Sunday
Visitation School in Mendota Heights is marking its 150th anniversary with three days of events beginning Friday. The school was founded in 1873 when six Visitation nuns traveled on a steamship to the...
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Back to school DIY: Personalize your child’s gear with this popular crafter’s...
The back-to-school shopping list may be fully checked off, but a student isn’t ready to go to school without every last item bearing their name so it doesn’t get mixed up with their classmates’ stuff....
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Back to school DIY: Personalize your child’s gear with this popular crafter’s...
The back-to-school shopping list may be fully checked off, but a student isn’t ready to go to school without every last item bearing their name so it doesn’t get mixed up with their classmates’ stuff....
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Becky Roloff to retire as president of St. Catherine University
Becky Roloff, president of St. Catherine University, will retire on Aug. 15, 2024. Roloff has been president of the university in St. Paul since 2016. (Courtesy of St. Catherine University) Becky...
View ArticleSeven candidates file for four seats on St. Paul school board
The St. Paul school board will have at least two new members next year as only two incumbents filed for re-election by Tuesday’s deadline. Jessica Kopp is not seeking a second four-year term, and...
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A property tax hike for childcare grants? St. Paul City Council overrides...
When a coalition of child care and early learning advocates asked the St. Paul City Council to fund child care subsidies through public grants, the council opted to put a question on the 2024 ballot...
View ArticleHamline plans forum on academic freedom after classroom controversy
Hamline University will host a public forum on academic freedom next month, almost a year after school administrators attracted heavy criticism for siding with a Muslim student who complained about a...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses second lawsuit over ‘Black Lives Matter’ posters in...
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit a group of parents and taxpayers brought against the Lakeville school district in hopes of getting Black Lives Matter posters banned from the community’s...
View ArticleBiden’s new student loan repayment plan is open. Here’s how to enroll.
Borrowers who are buckling under the pressure of their federal student loans have a new option to significantly cut their payments, eventually by as much as half. The Biden administration’s new...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board votes to livestream audio of its committee meetings
The St. Paul school board will begin livestreaming audio of its committee meetings beginning in January. The board members voted unanimously at their Tuesday night meeting to livestream the audio of...
View ArticleLocation of new Lake Elmo Elementary School decided; contract contingent upon...
If Stillwater Area School District voters approve a November bond measure providing money to build a new Lake Elmo Elementary School, the new school will be built about three miles south of the...
View ArticleMCA scores show students still struggling academically post-pandemic
Minnesota students still have not recovered academically from the learning they lost during the coronavirus pandemic when classes moved online, according to the latest results from state proficiency...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools brings back yellow buses for students at Central,...
In the late summer and early fall of 2021, St. Paul Public Schools determined that a bus driver shortage would force some last-minute transportation changes for four of the city’s largest high schools,...
View ArticleWeed 101: St. Cloud State to offer cannabis education certificate programs...
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State University is offering new online certificate programs in cannabis education, starting this fall. This comes after Minnesota recently became the 23rd state to...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools seeks math, reading tutors for new school year
The St. Paul school district still needs 63 tutors to help with reading, math and early learning this academic year, according to an organization that provides tutors to the schools. Throughout the...
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