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Minnesota State names three finalists for chancellor
Ricardo Azziz, Van Ton-Quinlivan and Neal Cohen were named finalists Feb. 22, 2018, for Minnesota State chancellor. (Courtesy photos) Minnesota’s largest higher education system has named three...
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Families of Lakeville students killed in crash while playing ‘Nerf War’ game...
The parents of two Lakeville South High students killed in a 2015 car crash while playing a “Nerf War” game have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district, alleging district officials...
View ArticleSt. Paul teachers approve new union contract
St. Paul teachers and other staff voted to approve new contract agreements Thursday, a week and a half after negotiators struck a deal to avoid a strike. The St. Paul Federation of Teachers said a...
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St. Paul superintendent looks to expand preschool, close achievement gaps
St. Paul Public Schools superintendent Joe Gothard in his office in St. Paul Friday, July 7, 2017. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press) Preschool expansion and boosting the achievement of students of color and...
View ArticleJuveniles could face charges after school threats in Woodbury, north metro,...
In the second social media-related security incident this week at East Ridge High School in Woodbury, officials requested a police officer to patrol the school Friday night during the Minnesota State...
View ArticleTrump says arming teachers in schools ‘Up to States’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appeared Saturday to begin refining his proposals for combating school violence, tweeting that arming teachers as a deterrent against such often deadly violence — an...
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All for all. For Stillwater boys swim team, ‘it’s all about teamwork’
Stillwater Area High School swimmer Matt Payne stays behind after school each day to give teammate Alec Olson a ride to practice. Alec is legally blind. “Matt waits for Alec, and then he helps him in...
View ArticleFormer North Branch High student arrested in school threat
A former North Branch High School student has been arrested after threats were made against the school on Saturday. Police in North Branch received a report about 6:40 p.m. that verbal threats...
View ArticleSeveral East Metro teachers are semifinalists for teacher of the year
Several East Metro teachers are among the 43 semifinalists for Education Minnesota’s teacher of the year award. St. Paul Public Schools has five semifinalists: Ethan Cherin, Central High; Laurie...
View ArticleSt. John’s University student suspended for sexual misconduct withdraws lawsuit
St. John’s University and a student who was suspended for sexual misconduct have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit that alleged he was unfairly punished. Aaron Wildenborg sued St. John’s and the College of...
View ArticlePolice outnumber protesters as conservative pundit Ben Shapiro speaks at UMN
With roughly 100 law enforcement personnel watching from the ground and sky, a relatively small group assembled outside a University of Minnesota building Monday evening to protest a speech by...
View ArticleSt. Paul high school graduation rate ticks up, Minneapolis down
High school graduation rates inched up last year in St. Paul and across the state, according to Minnesota Department of Education data released Tuesday. In St. Paul Public Schools, 77 percent of last...
View ArticleClass-action status granted in St. Cloud State Title IX lawsuit
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A judge has broadened the scope of a lawsuit filed by female student athletes who claim St. Cloud State University has offered more opportunities for men in athletics than for women....
View ArticleThe visual artist, the pianist or the ‘cost-reduction artist’? Minnesota...
Minnesota State trustees plan to appoint the higher education system’s next chancellor Friday morning after two days of public and private interviews. The three finalists socialized with trustees...
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MN State trustees say ‘no’— again — to finalists for top job
A second nationwide search in as many years has again failed to produce a new chancellor for the Minnesota State higher education system. Trustees on Friday committed to three more years under Devinder...
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Hill-Murray grad’s legacy: $3 million for scholarships for low-income East...
Hill-Murray gave Mark Nyman the foundation for his successes. After his death, his school will get $3 million for scholarships so others may benefit, too. The second-largest gift in the Maplewood...
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Teachers wanted to know more about military, for students. So they went to...
A group of educators from the Twin Cities and surrounding states stepped off a bus at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego and tried to keep up as a drill instructor barked orders. They stood...
View ArticleLarge chunk of school lunch debt reduced by Philando Castile fundraiser
A fundraising campaign inspired by Philando Castile has now raised more than $45,000 for St. Paul Public Schools, helping reduce school lunch debt at more than 56 schools in the district. “Philando...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools cancels Monday classes in anticipation of snowstorm
A flurry of school closures cropped up Sunday night as several school districts, including St. Paul, Minneapolis, Roseville, Osseo and St. Anthony/New Brighton, called parents to cancel school Monday....
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Researchers peer beneath northern Minnesota ice — and wonder what less of it...
ON SIDE LAKE, Minn. — They had ice augers and pop-up shelters and even depth finders, but not a single fishing rod between them. And no minnows, either. From a distance the research team looked like...
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