UW-Madison launches program to cover Indigenous students’ full costs,...
MADISON, Wis. — Indigenous students from any of Wisconsin’s 11 tribes will be able to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison for free beginning next fall, Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin announced...
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St. Paul schools’ Joe Gothard finalist for national superintendent award
St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard is one of four finalists for the national Superintendent of the Year award from the American Association of School Administrators. The award is...
View ArticleMinnesota program to provide free school meals for all kids is costing the...
Minnesota’s program to provide free school breakfasts and lunches to all students regardless of income is costing the state more than expected because of a jump in demand. When Democratic Gov. Tim Walz...
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St. Paul schools athletics director resigns
A St. Paul Public Schools athletics administrator has resigned from his post. Monroe Denarvise Thornton’s last day with the school district was Nov. 18, according to documents released ahead of the St....
View ArticleMayo Clinic gives $10M to Rochester Public Schools, averting immediate budget...
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Rochester Public Schools received a $10 million donation from Mayo Clinic on Wednesday, erasing the district’s remaining budget cuts and paving the way for it to reverse course on...
View ArticleUS medical schools grapple with first admissions since end of affirmative action
Richard Abbey, Ilena Peng, Marie Patino | (TNS) Bloomberg News American medical schools are confronting their first major challenge since the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to outlaw race-based...
View ArticleScience doesn’t yet support broad restrictions on teens’ access to social...
To understand the path forward in regulating social media, it’s helpful to look to a transformative technology from the previous century: the car. A car is an essential tool for getting places we want...
View ArticleHarvard president Claudine Gay resigns amid plagiarism claims, backlash from...
By STEVE LeBLANC and COLLIN BINKLEY (Associated Press) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a...
View ArticlePolice say multiple people have been shot at a high school in Perry, Iowa;...
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT (Associated Press) PERRY, Iowa (AP) — Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high school early Thursday as students prepared to start their first...
View ArticleDakota County libraries end overdue book fines
The Dakota County Library system will no longer charge customers who return items past their due date. As of Jan. 2, there are no overdue fees on items for any age group and those who were previously...
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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan superintendent Mary Kreger plans to retire after...
After six years at the helm of the state’s third-largest school district, Superintendent Mary Kreger announced Tuesday that this school year will be her last. Mary Kreger, superintendent of...
View ArticleLetters: Superintendent of the Year, with these achievement levels?
Achievement and awards How does the St. Paul Public School Superintendent win Minnesota School Superintendent of the Year, much less become a finalist for national superintendent, without core subject...
View ArticleTeen kills 6th grader, wounds 5 others and takes own life in Iowa high school...
PERRY, Iowa — A teen armed with a shotgun and a handgun unleashed terror at an Iowa high school on the first day of classes in the new year, authorities said, killing a sixth grader and wounding five...
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Opponents of University of St. Thomas sports arena at Cretin and Grand file...
Attorneys for a coalition of residents opposed to a planned basketball and hockey arena on the University of St. Thomas south campus have submitted a 44-page legal brief outlining their objections to...
View ArticleBiden withholds $2M from student loan servicers after companies bungled...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is docking more than $2 million in payments to student loan servicers that failed to send billing statements on time after the end of a coronavirus pandemic...
View ArticleMinnesota K-12 ethnic studies standards under review after judge finds ‘legal...
A judge has found a “legal defect” in an ethnic studies requirement included in proposed new social studies standards for Minnesota schools, though his decision is under further review. For the past...
View ArticleExperts worry dropping SAT/ACT requirements was misguided
After the COVID pandemic made it difficult for high school students to take the SAT and ACT, dozens of selective colleges dropped their requirement that applicants do so. Colleges described the move as...
View Article3 new members join St. Paul school board; new leadership chosen
St. Paul’s school board has three new members and a new leadership team as the state’s second-largest public school district faces a challenging year. Newly elected board members Yusef Carrillo, Carlo...
View ArticleMillions more school meals served under new MN program, costs to be $80M more...
Minnesota’s new universal school meals program has proved more popular than originally expected, with more than 2.2 million additional lunches and breakfasts served in the first month of the school...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools enrollment drop appears to level, according to district...
For the last few years, St. Paul Public Schools saw significant annual declines in enrollment, with more than a thousand students leaving the district each year starting in 2019. That trend now appears...
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