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Century College’s new president raised completion rates at Chicago campus
A Chicago college leader will be the new president of Century College. Angelia Millender (Courtesy of Minnesota State) Angelia Millender has been president of Olive-Harvey College since 2014. She’ll...
View ArticleNational group names award for ex-superintendent Valeria Silva
An organization of large urban school districts has established an award in honor of former St. Paul Public Schools superintendent Valeria Silva. The Council of Great City Schools will award the...
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Lack of food, housing, transportation holds college students back, report says
The Minnesota State system wants its colleges and universities to do more to help students with basic life needs, such as food, housing and child care. System leaders told trustees Wednesday that many...
View ArticleAudit: Questionable spending, improperly licensed teachers at St. Paul...
St. Paul Public Schools says it will make changes to its programs for English-learning students in response to a spotty compliance audit and pressure from the teachers union. A recent review by the...
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Three finalists for St. Paul schools superintendent include Burnsville chief
Board members have selected three finalists to interview for superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools. They are Burnsville-Eagan-Savage superintendent Joe Gothard; Cheryl Logan, chief academic support...
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UMN law professor accused of $7M fraud involving diamond lab
A University of Minnesota law professor is accused of stealing more than $4.38 million from investors in a diamond company between 2006 and 2013. Edward S. Adams was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District...
View ArticleMinnesota parents continue to challenge teacher union rules
Attorneys for parents who are challenging Minnesota’s teachers union protections have asked the state Court of Appeals to overturn a judge’s October decision to throw out their case. St. Paul mother...
View ArticleWisconsin dad irate after 12-year-old daughter accused of selling sex toys
RACINE, Wis. — An irate father is blasting leaders of a Lutheran school in Racine, saying the principal wrongly accused his 12-year-old daughter of selling sex toys in class and that school officials’...
View ArticleUMN wants 2 percent tuition hike for residents, 10 percent for nonresidents
The University of Minnesota will consider a 2 percent tuition increase for Minnesotans attending the Twin Cities campus this fall and 10 percent for nonresidents. A budget outline presented to the...
View ArticleNew idea shakes up dinosaur family tree for T. Rex and pals
WASHINGTON — Tyrannosaurus Rex and his buddies could be on the move as a new study proposes a massive shake-up of the dinosaur family tree. Scientists who took a deeper look at dinosaur fossils suggest...
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Obituary: St. Paul philanthropist Sandra Butler focused on arts, education
St. Paul philanthropist Sandra Butler worked for decades on behalf of organizations such as St. Catherine University, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and the...
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Gordon Parks still inspires at St. Paul school that bears his name
Photos in the atrium of a man with a camera give students a clue about the man for whom St. Paul’s Gordon Parks High School was named. A new, three-week class led by Parks’ great-niece, Robin Hickman,...
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St. Paul school district says teacher can’t sue over fight injuries
St. Paul Public Schools says a Central High School teacher injured while breaking up a lunchroom fight has no grounds for a lawsuit. The district last week filed a motion for summary judgment against...
View ArticleSt. Paul’s Linwood-Monroe school expansion appealed to city council
Opponents of a planned expansion for Linwood elementary school have asked the St. Paul City Council to rule on two zoning variances. The city zoning board on March 13 approved height and lot coverage...
View ArticleMark Dayton says he would not sign House education bill, as is
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he would veto any education funding legislation like House Republicans propose that does not include $100 million in new funding increase for voluntary preschool...
View ArticleFinalist quits race for St. Paul schools superintendent
Orlando Ramos, one of three finalists for St. Paul schools superintendent, has withdrawn from consideration. Ramos, 51, was scheduled to introduce himself to the community Wednesday night. He told the...
View ArticleUMN to pay $65,000 after firing outspoken black employee
The University of Minnesota has agreed to pay $65,000 to a former employee who claimed she was fired for speaking “candidly and passionately” against the racial profiling of African-Americans on...
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Superintendent finalists make first public comments in St. Paul
The two finalists to be St. Paul’s next schools superintendent each gave a 30-minute introduction before an audience of about 250 Wednesday night, with more extensive interviews coming Thursday....
View ArticleEnrollment loss, test scores, racial equity: Comparing finalists for St. Paul...
The two finalists for superintendent showed board members their vision for the St. Paul Public Schools on Thursday, two weeks ahead of an expected hiring decision. Cheryl Logan, chief academic support...
View ArticleUMN’s new Bell Museum slated to open early summer 2018
First, they found an artist’s shopping list. Conservators charged with cleaning and restoring the Bell Museum of Natural History’s famed taxidermy dioramas, in preparation for the move to the...
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