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Demolition begins on the Parkland building where 17 died in 2018 mass shooting
PARKLAND, Florida — With a groan, the classroom building where 17 people died in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shooting began to come down Friday morning in chunks of metal, concrete, and...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota approves tuition increases
The University of Minnesota is increasing tuition at its five campuses as part of a $5.1 billion annual budget approved by the Board of Regents this week. University leadership said it needed to raise...
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Stillwater baseball dad tries to turn pain of son’s fentanyl death into hope...
Jay Pernu on the pitcher's mound of the Stillwater Area High School baseball field in Oak Park Heights on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. It was his late son Jayson Pernu's favorite place on Earth, he says....
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Top high school graduates for 2024
These 2024 high school graduates can look back with pride as we salute them in our annual tribute to academic excellence. Each year, we ask schools in the east metro and western Wisconsin to send names...
View ArticleShould you use a HELOC to pay your kid’s college tuition?
By Kate Wood | NerdWallet Proud of your new high school graduate but still wondering how you’ll pay for college? If you’re a homeowner, you might be eying your home equity, the current value of your...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board votes Tuesday on $1 billion budget
Members of the St. Paul school board are set to vote Tuesday on a $1 billion budget for the coming year that leans on big cuts and deficit spending. While it’s roughly the same size as last year’s...
View ArticleBayport church OKs sale of property for new Andersen Elementary
The members of St. Croix United Church in Bayport have finalized the sale of a 10-acre property on the western edge of Bayport to the Stillwater Area Public School District, a move that paves the way...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board OKs billion-dollar budget as transparency questions remain
Amid ongoing questions about transparency, St. Paul’s school board on Tuesday night approved a $1 billion budget for the upcoming school year that will make around $114.6 million in cuts and relies on...
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For child care workers, state aid for their own kids’ care is ‘life-changing’
Elaine S. Povich | (TNS) Stateline.org SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Child care worker Marci Then, 32, looked over at two 4-year-olds in her care who were tussling over a toy plate in a model kitchen set. “Are we...
View ArticleBacklash against DEI spreads to more states
Erika Bolstad | Stateline.org (TNS) SALT LAKE CITY — Shortly after taking office in 2023, Republican state Rep. Katy Hall heard from constituents complaining about how their adult children were...
View ArticleLess than half of Minnesota school districts employ a licensed nurse, report...
A comprehensive study by the Minnesota Department of Health shows that many of the state’s schools, particularly those who serve more low-income families, don’t have a licensed school nurse. The...
View ArticleMinnesota falls to 19th place in a national education ranking
Minnesota has fallen in a national education ranking. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual report, Minnesota ranks 19th in education among the 50 U.S. states. The state’s ranking is down...
View ArticleAmeriCorps seeks more tutors as Minnesota children fall behind in reading and...
WILLMAR, Minn. — Janessa Rodriguez was fresh out of high school in 2023, with no idea what her next steps would be. Searching on the Indeed jobs website, she found an AmeriCorps math tutoring job at...
View ArticleFunding instability plagues program that brings docs to underserved areas
Michelle Andrews | (TNS) KFF Health News For Diana Perez, a medical resident at the Family Health Center of Harlem, the handwritten thank-you note she received from a patient is all the evidence she...
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‘You’re in a room of people that get it’: Long COVID support group navigates...
After contracting a COVID-19 infection, Nate Freeman lost hope as symptoms of long COVID lingered well after his infection. A support group for long COVID patients that began meeting this year gave him...
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Injured Harding the cat is healing thanks to a community of helpers
It took a whole community to save one of the nine lives of Harding the cat. The cat, who suffered severe burns and other injuries after getting caught inside a muffler, needed a lot of help. The...
View ArticleUMN plan would seek donations to keep president’s Eastcliff mansion
The University of Minnesota’s board of regents is set to review a plan recommending the school seek donations to keep the Eastcliff property, a St. Paul mansion that has served as the university...
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Liberty Classical Academy’s expansion plans raise concerns in northern...
People who live near Liberty Classical Academy in Hugo say the school, which moved part of its lower-school programming to the former Withrow Elementary School building two years ago, has been a good...
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St. Paul Public Schools is late on its audit. How did that happen and how...
St. Paul Public Schools is several months late to submit an independent audit of its 2023 finances to the state of Minnesota, and the review likely won’t be done till September. The late audit — the...
View ArticleUSC President Carol Folt has her contract extended, despite a tumultuous spring
LOS ANGELES — After months of on-campus turmoil stemming from nationwide protests over the Israel-Hamas war and criticisms over her handling of commencement ceremonies, USC President Carol Folt will...
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