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Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide
By SEAN MURPHY and MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to fund an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.”...
View ArticleHarvard pledges reforms following internal reports on antisemitism and...
By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University is promising to review its academic offerings and admissions policies in response to a pair of internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board gathers feedback on budget, including proposed cuts
Community members on Tuesday shared feedback on the St. Paul school district’s cash-strapped 2025-26 budget, with some objecting to proposed cuts to early childhood programming and family resources....
View ArticleRoberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over 1st publicly funded religious...
By MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school in...
View ArticleTrump administration cuts $1 billion in school mental health grants, citing...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is moving to cancel $1 billion in school mental health grants, saying they reflect the priorities of the previous...
View ArticleStudent loan default collections resume: what to know
By Eliza Haverstock, NerdWallet After a five-year suspension that began in March 2020, the Trump administration is turning the student loan default collections machine back on. Millions of borrowers...
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Highland Park High students, MN Supreme Court justices hear arguments
Seventeen-year-old Agustina Pestel and her classmates don’t know exactly why their teachers nominated them to be student guides for Minnesota Supreme Court justices who visited the school Thursday. But...
View ArticleTrump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt status
By SEUNG MIN KIM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first...
View ArticleMinnesota schools to take part in MnDOT’s ‘Bike to School Day’ Wednesday
More than 160 schools across the state have signed up to participate in the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Bike to School Day on Wednesday. Sponsored by MnDOT and the Minnesota Safe Routes to...
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South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland...
By SARAH RAZA MADISON, S.D. (AP) — Dakota State University hasn’t experienced the student protests taking place at other U.S. colleges. Nestled in rural South Dakota, most of the nearly 4,000 students...
View ArticleVisa crackdown leads international students in the US to reconsider summer...
By MAKIYA SEMINERA On summer break from a Ph.D. program, an international student at University of California, San Diego, was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii. But after seeing...
View ArticleTrump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Donald Trump’s administration, the...
View ArticleA tax on college endowments began in Trump’s first administration. It could...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A tax on the endowments of America’s wealthiest colleges began during President Donald Trump’s first administration, collecting 1.4% of their...
View ArticleColumbia University lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his...
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University said Tuesday that it will be laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan...
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St. Paul schools hit pre-COVID graduation levels, state reaches record high
St. Paul’s graduation rate went up in 2024, bringing it to pre-pandemic levels, while the state overall notched its highest rate. Graduation rates went up among multiple student demographics in 2024,...
View ArticleFederal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money...
By MORIAH BALINGIT, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools narrows achievement gap in 2024 graduation rates
Both St. Paul and the state of Minnesota made strides in graduation rates in 2024, with St. Paul schools reversing declines and further closing gaps across several demographics. The percentage of...
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GOP lawmakers berate Haverford College president for not discussing...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of Haverford College was berated by Republican lawmakers in a congressional hearing on campus antisemitism Wednesday, with some...
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Macalester College to house, feed international students over summer
With a $250,000 donation and support from alumni, Macalester College will offer housing and meal plans to international students between semesters as federal changes leave many concerned about their...
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Most Americans disapprove of Trump’s treatment of colleges, a new poll finds
By JOCELYN GECKER and LINLEY SANDERS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities,...
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