Minnesota’s school discipline disparities called a violation of students rights
Students of color and those with disabilities are more likely to face discipline in Minnesota schools than their peers — a disparity state leaders say violates their human rights. The state Department...
View ArticleStillwater is latest to explore switching school-start times. Nothing is...
Should Stillwater Area High School students start their day an hour later? The Stillwater school board is exploring a possible change based on research that shows that later start times help teens get...
View ArticleWith gun control likely out of reach, Dayton focuses on other school safety...
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton will focus on improving school security and access to mental health services to keep students safe after saying Wednesday that gun control measures he continues to push are...
View Article11-year-old Minnesota girl arrested after school threat posted on social media
An 11-year-old girl was taken into custody Tuesday night after a threat was made against two Cloquet schools. Cloquet police were notified Tuesday evening of a threat posted to social media, referring...
View ArticleLongest-serving regent Patricia Simmons to leave UMN board
The University of Minnesota’s longest-serving member of the Board of Regents is leaving her post this spring. Patricia Simmons, a retired Rochester physician, said Wednesday that she wants to free up...
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Thousands of high school students skipped school to march and rally for gun...
Students from across the Twin Cities left St. Paul Central High School and marched to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to demonstrate against gun violence Wednesday, March 7, 2018. (Jean Pieri /...
View ArticleUMN wants another $10M to freeze in-state tuition
The University of Minnesota will ask the Legislature for an extra $10 million to finance a tuition freeze next year for Minnesota residents at all of its campuses. The two-year budget lawmakers adopted...
View ArticleHow is UMN at investigating sex misconduct? Audit says OK, but appeals...
A state watchdog says the University of Minnesota has refused to comply with an agreement reached with the federal government by failing to establish an appeals process in cases of employee sexual...
View ArticleAugsburg professor faces deportation years after failed asylum bid
An Augsburg University professor is meeting with immigration officials Friday about his possible deportation. Kenya native Mzenga Wanyama, an associate professor of English, came to the United States...
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Republican bill calls for 'academic balance' in Minn. schools. Democrats say...
Minnesota lawmakers debated a controversial bill Thursday that would require school districts to create and enforce policies requiring “academic balance” in their educators’ instruction. The proposal...
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No change to Stillwater school start times — for now
Let the teens sleep in? Not in Stillwater. The Stillwater school board decided Thursday night not to pursue changing school start times “at this time,” school district spokeswoman Carissa Keister said...
View ArticleAugsburg professor told to ‘make plans for departure,’ report back to...
A professor at Augsburg University in Minneapolis was told Friday to report back to immigration authorities next month and begin making plans for his deportation to Kenya. Mzenga Wanyama was asked to...
View ArticleMinnesota high school teachers are having sex with older students — legally....
Minnesota high school teachers, administrators and contractors are legally allowed to have sex with their students over the age of 18. And it happens. “Fortunately, teachers having sex with students is...
View ArticleFrom arming teachers to more counselors, here are school-safety proposals at...
Here is a glimpse at the big school-safety proposals pending at the Minnesota Legislature: FUNDING OPTIONS FOR MORE SECURITY District leaders typically need to win voter approval of capital tax levies...
View ArticleRate schools like restaurants? Parents want simplicity, teachers warn it’s...
Minnesota collects a bunch of information about students’ academic performance, but state leaders mostly agree they don’t do a very good job presenting it to parents in a useful way. As education...
View ArticleThousands of Twin Cities students walk out for 17-minute gun violence protest
At least 7,500 students in the east metro walked out of classes for 17 minutes Wednesday morning to advocate for gun control and to honor the 17 victims of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla.,...
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Mark Dayton says he wants revenue from federal tax changes to help working...
Gov. Mark Dayton is pushing for a mix of new spending and taxes that he says will help working families and stabilize Minnesota’s fiscal future. The Democratic governor’s final supplemental budget...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board calls for gun control in addition to funding of safety...
The St. Paul school board is calling for gun control legislation and more money for school safety in response to last month’s shooting in Florida that killed 17 students and staff. The board, in...
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Everything must go: Items up for bid in McNally Smith bankruptcy auction
From a “rock concert” to music stands and faux leather furniture, everything in the McNally Smith College of Music administration building must go. Three months after the for-profit St. Paul school...
View ArticleIowa State’s marijuana shirt ban case costs school almost $1 million
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University’s unconstitutional crackdown on a pro-marijuana student group’s T-shirts will cost state taxpayers nearly $1 million in damages and legal fees. Court documents...
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