Read to get to the Final Four: Third-graders will compete for the most...
It’s almost game time in second-grade classrooms around Minnesota. Students entering third grade in 2018 are invited to compete with their classmates against other schools for most minutes read. The...
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Stillwater school board chair leaving to be 10th district judge
Stillwater Area School Board Chairman Tom Lehmann must resign his position now that he has been appointed a district court judge in Minnesota’s 10th Judicial District. Lehmann, 56, of Woodbury, will...
View ArticleUMN, Fairview Health Services given one more month to work out ‘true...
The University of Minnesota is close to reworking its partnership with Fairview Health Services, which owns the hospital on the university’s Minneapolis campus. The Board of Regents on Friday agreed to...
View ArticleStudy: Nearly all teachers spend own money on school needs
WASHINGTON — Nearly all public school teachers report digging into their pockets to pay for school supplies, spending an average of nearly $480 a year, far more than the federal $250 tax deduction...
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Linda Madsen to be inducted into Forest Lake Hall of Fame
Linda Madsen, recently retired as Forest Lake Area Schools Superintendent, has been selected for the district’s Hall of Fame. Linda Madsen, who retired as superintendent of Forest Lake Area Schools in...
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Minnesota State expects 8th year of enrollment drop despite tuition freeze
Despite another tuition freeze, Minnesota State expects enrollment at its colleges and universities to decline for an eighth consecutive year. This fall, the 30 colleges and seven universities are...
View ArticleAchievement gaps widen at Minnesota State’s 7 universities
Achievement gaps between whites and students of color are closing somewhat at Minnesota State two-year colleges but growing at the system’s seven universities. Over the past four years, the 30 colleges...
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After these buyers fell through, McNally Smith building likely will sell in June
A bankruptcy trustee is ready to sell the old McNally Smith College of Music building next month to ensure there will be some money left for hundreds of employees and students. Just last month, trustee...
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Northern Colorado leader chosen as St. Cloud State University president
A longtime college administrator from Colorado will be the next president of St. Cloud State University. Robbyn Wacker was provost at the University of Northern Colorado from 2011 to 2017, when the...
View ArticleSt. Paul Library debuts new, smartphone-friendly website with better searching
Until recently, the St. Paul Public Library’s online presence was awkward, to say the least. Its website didn’t work well on mobile devices, had weak search features and did not permit patrons to save...
View ArticleIowa State settles with Burnsville woman after reported rape, retaliation
A Burnsville woman and her lawyer will get $47,500 from Iowa State University to resolve claims that the school failed to protect her from retaliation after she reported being raped in 2015. Taylor...
View ArticleMovement would rename St. Paul school named for slave-owning president
Plans to scrub a slave-owning U.S. president’s name from two St. Paul school buildings have rankled alumni of the former Monroe High School. The old high school is one of two campuses of the K-8...
View ArticleForest Lake closing Montessori school to trim budget
The Forest Lake school board voted Thursday to close Central Montessori Elementary because of a budget shortfall. The closure will be effective at the end of this school year. The district faced a $2...
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Former St. Paul teacher of the year loses licensing-board slot after...
A 2015 Teacher of the Year from St. Paul schools lost her spot on a new teacher licensing board because she insulted President Donald Trump, using a raw expletive, in a social media post. “He is not...
View ArticleNo strike talk, but South Washington teachers still don’t have a contract
With two weeks left in the school year, South Washington County teachers still are working under a contract that expired last summer. The district is one of 18 in the state that has yet to reach...
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Parents blame discriminatory bullying and school district for 15-year-old...
Last month, a 15-year-old from Taylors Falls, Minn., killed himself. His parents are now blaming the death on those at his school who bullied him for his Muslim faith as well as the Chisago Lakes...
View ArticleSt. Paul students tell school board that advanced classes failing to serve...
Too few students of color are enrolling in advanced classes, students said Tuesday evening in an extensive presentation to the St. Paul school board. Last school year, two-thirds of white secondary...
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Duluth middle school teacher charged with sexually assaulting former student, 15
DULUTH, Minn. — A Duluth teacher is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old former student numerous times over the course of at least two weeks. Karla Jean Winterfeld, a 33-year-old Lincoln Park...
View ArticleUMN delays medical school fellowship after abortion controversy
The University of Minnesota has backed away from a medical school fellowship in reproductive health care training that included abortion procedures following opposition from anti-abortion groups. The...
View ArticleNew MN scholarships tell foreign students, ‘You are welcome here’
New scholarships at two Minnesota colleges are sending the message that international students are welcome on U.S. campuses, never mind the hostile political climate. The University of Minnesota and...
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