Minnesota State schools to waive application fees in October
Minnesota State schools are waiving application fees in October for College Knowledge Month. Nine schools, including Metropolitan State University and St. Paul College, never charge application fees....
View ArticleMaplewood elementary school wins business group’s award for 2nd year
Eight years ago, it was a school on the brink of closure. This year, Carver Elementary won the Minnesota’s Future Award from the Minnesota Business Partnership — again. Carver is the only two-time...
View ArticleCretin-Derham Hall senior is third sibling with a perfect 36 on the ACT
Three St. Paul students from the same family have earned perfect scores on the ACT, their school announced Tuesday. Cretin-Derham Hall senior Claire McMahon is the latest in her family to score a 36....
View ArticleMinnesota receives $21 million federal grant to improve literacy of 30,000...
Minnesota is getting $21 million from the U.S. Department of Education to bolster the literacy of 30,000 students. The money, from the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy Program, will be used to...
View ArticleThree of Minnesota’s top colleges promise to recruit more low- and...
Three Minnesota schools are part of a national effort to enroll more low- and middle-income students at colleges with high graduation rates. Carleton College and the College of St. Benedict are the...
View ArticleMinnesota teaching board says it’s not obligated to report teacher misconduct
The Minnesota board that has authority over teaching licenses says it’s not legally obligated to report allegations of teachers’ sexual misconduct or inappropriate behavior to law enforcement. KSTP-TV...
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Ex-St. Paul superintendent Valeria Silva takes job with New York nonprofit
Former St. Paul Public Schools superintendent Valeria Silva will spend the next year helping a New York nonprofit improve its training programs for aspiring school leaders. The NYC Leadership Academy...
View ArticleMN’s charters schools to get a boost from federal grants, with maybe more to...
Minnesota is getting $22 million in federal funds to improve and expand the state’s charter schools and could be in line for even more funding in the next federal budget. The U.S. Department of...
View ArticleSt. Paul, Woodbury, Lakeville schools get ‘Blue Ribbon’ honors from Washington
Three east metro schools are among the best in the country, the U.S. Department of Education said Thursday. St. Anthony Park Elementary in St. Paul, Gordon Bailey Elementary in Woodbury and Lake Marion...
View ArticleUMN names vice president of university services
The University of Minnesota has appointed Mike Berthelsen as vice president of university services. Berthelsen has held the job on an interim basis since August 2016, when President Eric Kaler...
View ArticleSt. Paul teachers will push for more tax revenue for schools
St. Paul teachers will push to get a property tax increase on next year’s ballot to make up for what they say is insufficient pre-K-12 funding from the state. As the union opened contract negotiations...
View ArticleStillwater forum on health care policy is Oct. 9
Two east metro women’s groups are partnering to host “A Healthcare Conversation: Minnesota Style” with state and national leaders. Attendees will have opportunities to ask how decisions made in...
View ArticleSt. Paul school district proposes $15 minimum wage by 2020
St. Paul Public Schools says it will pay each of its employees at least $15 an hour by 2020. School district officials made the announcement Tuesday amid contract negotiations with its food-service...
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Teacher’s lawsuit alleging retaliation by St. Paul school district can...
A judge Wednesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing St. Paul Public Schools of retaliating against an outspoken former teacher. Aaron Benner says district administrators opened dubious personnel...
View ArticleSt. Paul school district sets 1 percent target for employee raises
With teacher contract talks under way, St. Paul Public Schools officials are publicizing how much they can afford in hopes of not repeating past mistakes. The district’s administration and school board...
View ArticleUMN faculty drop effort to form a union
A three-year effort to unionize University of Minnesota faculty is over without ever going to a vote. Organizers said Thursday that they will not appeal last month’s decision from the Court of Appeals,...
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UMN will consider 15% tuition hike for nonresident students
University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler is proposing a dramatic increase in the tuition charged to students from other states. The Board of Regents on Thursday will discuss a 15 percent hike for...
View ArticleSt. Paul school food-service workers threaten to strike
St. Paul Public Schools food-service workers took the first step toward a possible labor strike Monday, one week after the school district promised to raise hourly wages to at least $15 by 2020. As...
View ArticleAttorney for fired Macalester professor may have to testify about her own...
One of the lawyers for a fired professor suing Macalester College may have to testify about her own sexual harassment claims against a different professor. Poetry professor Kristin Naca is suing the...
View ArticleUMN regents unsure about 15 percent tuition hike for nonresidents
A proposed 15 percent spike in tuition charged to nonresidents got a mixed reception Thursday from the University of Minnesota Board of Regents. President Eric Kaler said his proposal for back-to-back...
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