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Liberty Classical Academy, May Township resolve federal lawsuit
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court by Liberty Classical Academy against the May Township Board of Supervisors has been settled now that the school no longer requires a conditional-use permit for...
View ArticleAs reading scores fall, states turn to phonics — but not without a fight
By Robbie Sequeira, Stateline.org As states rush to address falling literacy scores, a new kind of education debate in state legislatures is taking hold: not whether reading instruction needs fixing,...
View ArticleTrump’s reshaping of higher education tests America’s appeal for...
By ANNIE MA, MAKIYA SEMINERA and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press As he finishes college in China, computer science student Ma Tianyu has set his sights on graduate school in the United States. No...
View ArticleHarvard says it won’t abandon ‘core’ principles to meet Department of...
By MICHAEL CASEY and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University responded Monday to recent threats from the Education Department to halt its grant funding, highlighting reforms...
View ArticleHouse Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
By MORIAH BALINGIT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, an unprecedented...
View ArticleHarvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League...
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Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher...
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Campus activism has flared as the academic year winds down, with pro-Palestinian demonstrations leading to arrests at several colleges. Compared...
View ArticleMahtomedi school district plans $28M bond referendum
Voters in the Mahtomedi school district will be asked this fall to approve a $28 million referendum to fund improvements that district officials say will benefit safety and security, academics,...
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SPPS: New Superintendent Stacie Stanley begins first week with district
Among Stacie Stanley’s memories of attending Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary School in St. Paul is winning a spelling bee and eating pizza, she told students at a recent visit where she also heard...
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Older people in crosshairs as government restarts Social Security garnishment...
By MATT SEDENSKY, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christine Farro has cut back on the presents she sends her grandchildren on their birthdays, and she’s put off taking two cats and a dog for their...
View ArticleAmericans are divided over DEI programs on college campuses, poll finds
By JOCELYN GECKER and LINLEY SANDERS WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump seeks to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices on college campuses, a new poll suggests that while the concept...
View ArticleNYU denies diploma to student who criticized Israel in commencement speech
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ NEW YORK (AP) — New York University said it would deny a diploma to a student who used a graduation speech to condemn Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and what he described as U.S....
View ArticleStudent loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you stand
By ADRIANA MORGA, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the...
View ArticleHüsker Dü’s Bob Mould receives honorary degree and delivers Macalester...
Some 43 years after Bob Mould left Macalester College just short of graduating to focus on his band Hüsker Dü, he returned to the St. Paul school Saturday to receive an honorary degree and deliver the...
View ArticleUMN names Gretchen Ritter executive vice president, provost
Pending approval from the Board of Regents next month, Gretchen Ritter will be the University of Minnesota’s new executive vice president and provost starting July 31. Ritter will serve as the...
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After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their...
By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS of The Associated Press, NEAL MORTON and ARIEL GILREATH of The Hechinger Report and SARAH WHITES-KODITSCHEK and REBECCA GRIESBACH of AL.com For the last two months of their...
View ArticleMost AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new...
By TERRY TANG and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX WASHINGTON (AP) — As colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, a new poll finds that young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific...
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Over boos, Columbia University president notes Mahmoud Khalil’s absence at...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ NEW YORK (AP) — The head of Columbia University gave a commencement speech Wednesday acknowledging the absence of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was due to receive his diploma...
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Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in...
By JEFF AMY ATLANTA (AP) — Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, more than half of all states have laws in place, with...
View ArticleSupreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma
By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4. The outcome keeps in place an...
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