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Blacklisted for talking to a reporter? Substitute teacher’s free-speech...
A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit brought by a substitute teacher who claims she was blacklisted by St. Paul Public Schools for speaking to the media about a student assault. Candice Egan says a...
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Photos: A first look at the newly remodeled, expanded Minnesota Children’s...
The Minnesota Children’s Museum’s $30 million St. Paul expansion and renovation is complete, and the facility is officially opening to the public on Wednesday. Some lucky visitors got sneak peeks in...
View ArticleDid you see those cool boats on White Bear? These special ed students built them
Emma Kate Gilbert had no one to blame if her kayak tipped over. That’s because she built it herself, and took it on its first test run Friday. “Oh, God,” she murmured nervously, trying to squeeze into...
View ArticleUMN regents want alternatives to 3% tuition increase
University of Minnesota undergraduates should expect a tuition increase this fall but members of the Board of Regents disagree over how high. President Eric Kaler is proposing a 3 percent increase, or...
View ArticleInstead of suspensions, six St. Paul schools try restorative circles
Nikki Staab was on vacation in October when a fight broke out in her usually well-mannered seventh-grade science class at Farnsworth Aerospace. In a typical year, the teacher said, the disruption would...
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McMillan, Powell chosen to lead UMN Board of Regents
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents on Friday voted unanimously to make David McMillan of Duluth its new chairman. David McMillan has served on the University of Minnesota Board of Regents...
View ArticleCity inquiry founds St. Paul schools discriminated against immigrant student
A finding of discrimination against a Karen immigrant student is the latest strike against a St. Paul Public Schools equity initiative that pushed English-learning students into mainstream classes...
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Top grads for 2017: the best and brightest from 81 St. Paul-area schools
Welcome to our annual list of high school students who ranked at the top of their graduating class. We present 81 schools this year, public and private, from St. Paul, nearby suburbs and western...
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Woodbury’s Crosswinds magnet school closing, with chance for resurrection
Mike Mitchell struggled to find a school that was the right fit for his daughter Madison until she enrolled at Crosswinds Arts and Science School last fall. The Woodbury school’s unconventional...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools look to fix English learner programs with new state aid
Its budget boosted by an unexpected $3.2 million in new state aid, the St. Paul school board will consider investing in its troubled programs for English language learners and staving off layoffs for...
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St. Paul 4th-grade teacher tackles hand-to-hand combat to become a cop
Fourth-grade teacher Sara Ross, kneeling in front, was selected by her classmates and her instructors to serve as one of the two team leaders in her law-enforcement skills course at Rasmussen College....
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Parents can sue Nova Classical Academy under city’s human-rights ordinance
A St. Paul couple who allege that Nova Classical Academy failed to protect their child from persistent gender-based bullying and hostility can now sue the school. (Courtesy of Nova Classical Academy)...
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See a White Bear Lake student’s award-winning penmanship
Cursive is increasingly seen as not worth teaching, but it’s worth at least $1,500 to a White Bear Lake student and his school. Jack Lieberherr of St. Anne’s Academy in White Bear Lake, is the 2017...
View ArticleSt. Paul student wins national history contest. Others from Twin Cities also...
A St. Paul Public Schools student was one of 18 category winners Thursday at the National History Day Contest in College Park, Md. Ingrid Mundt of the Capitol Hill magnet school won the junior paper...
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Beleaguered St. Paul principal gets a new school assignment
A St. Paul principal who left a previous assignment after clashing with parents over special education is changing schools again. Fatima Lawson will be the new principal of Highwood Hills Elementary,...
View ArticleNew money from Capitol, but Minnesota schools still can’t meet their budgets
The Minnesota Legislature just approved $483 million in new funding for public schools. So why are two-thirds of districts in the Twin Cities tightening their budget belts? Twin Cities schools have a...
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Vikings legend and former Supreme Court Justice Alan Page overwhelmed by...
It’s one thing to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It’s quite another to have a school named after you. Former Vikings star defensive tackle and Minnesota Supreme Court justice Alan Page was...
View ArticleUMN tuition to rise 2 percent to 12.5 percent this fall
The University of Minnesota will raise tuition this fall at its Twin Cities campus by 2 percent for Minnesota residents and 12.5 percent for nonresidents. A few regents Tuesday lobbied for a tuition...
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St. Paul district pursues late bid to save Crosswinds school in Woodbury
St. Paul Public Schools hopes to negotiate a lease agreement in the coming week that would save Crosswinds Arts & Science School in Woodbury. Lawmakers had ordered the school sold as soon as...
View ArticleSt. Paul board OK’s budget with 11 layoffs, 10 new English language teachers
St. Paul Public Schools will make 11 budget-related layoffs to address a shortfall brought by declining enrollment and disappointing state funding. Board members unanimously approved a $521.5 million...
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