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McNally Smith College of Music abruptly shuts down; students and faculty...
Megan Freitas, 21, was heading to her last class of the day in downtown St. Paul on Thursday when she got an email that would change everything. “It is with deep regret that we are writing to you to...
View ArticleFormer music blogger praises McNally Smith students and staff, criticizes...
Greg Swan, a former downtown resident and a onetime music blogger, had a bit to say on Twitter about the just-announced closing of McNally Smith College of Music in downtown St. Paul. Swan, who has...
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McNally Smith students might be stuck with credits that don’t transfer
The sudden closure of McNally Smith College of Music may leave students with few options for completing a degree because of the school’s weak accreditation. Unlike public colleges and universities,...
View ArticleMcNally Smith students stuck when cafeteria closes; community responds with...
Still reeling from Thursday’s news that their school was closing, students who live in the residence hall at the McNally Smith School of Music were hit with a new crisis Friday when the cafeteria also...
View ArticleLake Elmo library closed for extra week after lead found in walls
The Lake Elmo Public Library will be closed for an extra week over the holidays because of the discovery of lead in some of the walls. The city’s Library Board voted to spend $4,500 to get rid of the...
View ArticleUMN biostatistics professor investigated after allegation on conduct
A University of Minnesota biostatistics professor is under fire for his interactions with women at academic conferences. Brad Carlin said the claims against him are being investigated by the...
View ArticleLonely library dog had no one to read to him. Then came an outpouring of love.
That lonely library dog whose sad face went viral has plenty of pals to read to him now. Sting, the reading therapy dog who has a weekly shift at the White Bear Lake branch of the Ramsey County...
View ArticleThese changes could better integrate St. Paul schools. But which should be...
A St. Paul Public Schools task force says the district must work to integrate its schools in order to improve outcomes for students. But in a district where just 21 percent of students are white, it’s...
View ArticleSt. Paul contract details: Teachers giving up $1M in pay to fund new positions
Members of the St. Paul Federation of Teachers gave up some of their salary increases and accepted larger class sizes in exchange for dozens of new hires in special education and English language...
View ArticleWhat Minnesota schools are telling parents after Florida school shooting
In the wake of a Florida school shooting that killed 17 people and injured at least 14, schools around the Twin Cities Thursday were reminding parents of measures the schools have taken to protect...
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Is St. Paul doomed to repeat the drama of recent teacher contract talks?
In June 2016, after narrowly avoiding a teacher strike vote, then firing their superintendent and watching one member resign over the board’s dysfunction, the St. Paul school board received an...
View ArticleGive lawmakers $1 billion to spend on construction. Think it’ll be enough?...
Lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton will most likely take out a massive taxpayer-backed loan this year to fund a pile of construction projects. But how much should the loan be, and which projects should be...
View ArticleNew Maplewood youth center to open where the youth are: at the mall
To TaMica Tody, it makes sense to help kids where they already hang out — at the mall. That’s why a youth center will open in early March in the Maplewood Mall. “This is an extension of a program we...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota adds $8.6 billion annually to state’s economy, study...
The University of Minnesota pumps more than $8.6 billion into the state’s economy every year, according to a new study. The University of Minnesota hired Pittsburgh research firm Tripp Umbach to do the...
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St. Paul school district administrator resigns months after arrest for...
An administrator who was arrested but never charged for sending threatening text messages to colleagues has resigned his job with St. Paul Public Schools. Robert Jon Peterson, 42, was placed on...
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St. Paul schools: Substitute teacher to get $20,000 settlement after speaking...
St. Paul Public Schools has agreed to pay $20,000 to settle a free-speech lawsuit brought by a substitute teacher who claimed she was blacklisted for telling reporters about being assaulted by a...
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Parents group urges removal of Indian head mosaic from Cottage Grove school
It may have begun as a rumor, but now it’s officially a controversy. Members of the District 833 American Indian Parent Committee urged the South Washington County School Board last week to remove an...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board votes to buy Woodbury building for $15.3 million, could...
The Crosswinds school building in Woodbury could reopen as a science-focused magnet school with St. Paul Public Schools as its new owner. The St. Paul school board voted 5-2 on Tuesday night to buy the...
View ArticleMinnesota State colleges, universities adopt ‘Yes means yes’ policy for sex
Students and staff could be punished if they fail to obtain affirmative consent for sex through “words or clear, unambiguous action” under a policy change approved Wednesday by the Minnesota State...
View ArticlePolice investigate threat at Rosemount High School, rumor at Cretin-Derham Hall
Classes went on as scheduled Thursday at Rosemount High School after police and school officials determined social media posts about a possible threat at the school were not serious. At Cretin-Derham...
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