Globe U and Minnesota School of Business to lose access to federal student loans
The U.S. Department of Education moved Tuesday to cut off access to federal financial aid for Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business, an action that could force the troubled chain of...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board wants your advice on next superintendent
The St. Paul school board wants to hear from the public on what to look for in their next superintendent. The first of four community input sessions will be held next week: 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 at...
View ArticleUMN’s freshman class largest in 46 years
The University of Minnesota welcomed its largest and perhaps smartest freshman class in decades to the Twin Cities campus this fall. The 5,880 traditional freshmen were the most since 1970, officials...
View ArticleAll you need to know about St. Paul’s vote to change school start times
With five members who have never voted on the ever-present issue, the St. Paul school board appears ready to commit to an overhaul of school start times. The board meets Tuesday to act on a resolution...
View ArticleToo cold for school in St. Paul this week? Not quite
St. Paul this week will get its coldest weather of the season so far, but it shouldn’t be school-canceling cold. St. Paul Public Schools calls off classes when the air temperature is expected to reach...
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Klobuchar, Franken seek loan relief for Globe, Minnesota School of Business...
Minnesota Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken want federal student loan relief for students who attended Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business after a court found the for-profit schools...
View ArticleIn Apple’s backyard, iPads ignite furor in schools
CUPERTINO — In the shadow of Apple Computer’s 1 Infinite Loop headquarters, an initiative requiring public middle schoolers to use iPads in class and at home has spawned a growing battle over education...
View ArticleHow Barry Manilow and a cop made a Burnsville music teacher cry — with joy
Nicollet Middle School in Burnsville is the recipient of $35,000 in new instruments from Barry Manilow’s Music Project. Beverly Price put out a call to the organization, which donates instruments to...
View Article4 Greek organizations at Gustavus Adolphus College suspended
ST. PETER, Minn. — Four of Gustavus Adolphus College’s Greek organizations have been suspended for a year or more, reportedly for violating the school’s hazing and sexual harassment policies. Some...
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Minnesota poet Phebe Hanson dies at age 88
Phebe Hanson didn’t host a big party in honor of Emily Dickinson’s birthday this year, as she did in the past. But several friends came to visit Hanson, a much-loved poet and teacher, at the Walker...
View ArticleUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison defends course on race relations
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison is defending plans for a course on race relations after two state legislators criticized the class and warned it could affect the school’s funding in...
View ArticleSt. Paul Promise Neighborhood left out of grant awards
St. Paul has come up short on a federal grant competition for providing birth-to-career support to disadvantaged children and their families through the schools, nonprofits and other organizations....
View ArticleDonors pay off all overdue lunch accounts in St. Paul schools
A campaign to pay off the lunch debts of St. Paul Public Schools students has exceeded its goal in less than two weeks. Total donations surpassed $28,000 Wednesday morning, enough to clear the debts of...
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Globe U. and Minnesota School of Business to start closing campuses
The end may be near for Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business. The Woodbury-based schools posted a message on their websites Tuesday that details an uncertain path forward for the...
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Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district’s new elementary school name: East Lake
The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan district’s newest school has attendance boundaries, a leader and now a name. The state’s fourth-largest district will call its 19th elementary school East Lake. The...
View ArticleLawsuit over Minnesota school’s transgender policy on hold pending Supreme...
VIRGINIA, Minn. — A federal judge has suspended a lawsuit filed against the Virginia school district and federal authorities over the district’s policy allowing students to use restroom and locker room...
View ArticleSt. Paul to act on controversial Linwood school addition with growing price tag
Since neighbors blasted a planned expansion of Linwood elementary school last spring, the project has grown more expensive and no less contentious. St. Paul Public Schools and its architects twice have...
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A student assaulted a St. Paul teacher. Then the district blacklisted her,...
First Candice Egan was assaulted by a student in a St. Paul public school, then she was allegedly “blacklisted” from continuing to teach in the district. The reason? Egan spoke to the media about what...
View ArticleSouth St. Paul schools anticipating lawsuit over teacher sex-abuse allegations
The South St. Paul school district says it has wrapped up its own investigation into sexual abuse allegations by former elementary teacher Aric Babbitt, but cannot release a report because it contains...
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Stillwater assistant principal had a knack for connecting with kids
Bill Howlett was the kind of administrator who knew students’ names and interests, waited in the wings to shake hands with every senior after graduation, and never missed a prom. Howlett, who had been...
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