Rosemount school district to pay author $40,000 for unauthorized sports tweets
Three tweets and a retweet have cost the Rosemount-Eagan-Apple Valley school district $40,000. That’s what the district agreed to pay Texas sports psychologist and author Keith Bell last month to...
View ArticleUMN replaces presidential search firm after Michigan State hires them
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has dropped its presidential search firm after the company signed on with another Big Ten school. Regents hired Storbeck/Pimentel and Associates in August...
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Watch: St. Paul students take the stage, then seats, for ‘Hamilton’ at the...
On the first day of school at Central High School in St. Paul, teacher Andrew Brigger introduced a new class project by showing students the secondary market for tickets to “Hamilton” in Minneapolis,...
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Kavanaugh confirmation prompts debate between Mitchell Hamline professors,...
A student group at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law has a message for the 19 professors who signed a New York Times letter opposing Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination: “They do not represent...
View ArticleUMN tuition hikes scare off students from beyond Minnesota
A 26 percent drop in new nonresident students this fall has University of Minnesota leaders pulling back on plans to aggressively increase the cost of attendance. Over the past four years, the U has...
View ArticleStillwater students help fund an education for 3 Nigerian children
Students at Stillwater High School are funding the education of three Nigerian children through the group Basic Institute for Zonal African Advancement, or BIZAA. Since its founding in January, the...
View ArticleSt. Paul-based College Possible wins $125,000 prize
A St. Paul-based nonprofit has won a $125,000 award for helping low-income students get to college. College Possible is the first-ever winner of the Evergreen National Education Prize, which was...
View ArticleMinnesota ACT scores stay strong, but fewer than 1 in 3 are completely...
Minnesota students continue to get top marks on the ACT, but fewer than a third have all the skills they need to thrive in college. Nearly every eligible high school student took the college-readiness...
View ArticleOregon middle school student wins Young Scientist Challenge at 3M
Rishab Jain, 13, won the $25,000 grand prize Tuesday at the 2018 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge hosted by 3M. He was one of 10 student finalists showing off their knowledge of science...
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Stillwater’s 132-year-old women’s club’s days may be numbered. Can new...
Members of the Woman's Reading Club in Stillwater, seated, from left: Marilyn Schmoeckel, Norma Swanson and Mary Lou Regis are served dessert by Judy Clausen, standing, left, and Charlotte Robledo...
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Family says UST student died of natural causes in her dorm room
After a University of St. Thomas sophomore died in her dorm room last week, police are investigating and people who knew the 19-year-old are mourning her loss. Katherine Mullen (Courtesy of University...
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‘Flaws in our process’: Construction spree in St. Paul Public Schools costing...
St. Paul Public Schools vastly underestimated the cost of an ambitious 2016 plan to improve the look and function of every building it owns. Eight major school projects that got underway last year will...
View ArticleSt. Paul principal was suspended one day for dating staff member
A St. Paul school principal lost one day’s pay earlier this year for dating a staff member under his direct supervision. Expo Elementary Principal Darren Yerama also has displayed a pattern of...
View Article$50M gift boosts Carleton College’s $400M fundraising campaign
Carleton College has announced a $50 million donation from a trustee and alumnus as it looks to reach a $400 million fundraising goal. The private liberal arts school in Northfield, Minn., said...
View ArticleWill higher taxes, unclear goals doom St. Paul schools referendum?
Eye-popping tax proposals and a half-baked strategic plan could make Tuesday’s St. Paul Public Schools referendum an unusually hard sell in a city that’s historically opened its wallets to support...
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Mass held for Hill-Murray football player hospitalized in coma
Friends and family of Zach Zarembinski, the Hill-Murray football player placed in a medically induced coma this weekend after collapsing during a game, attended a Thursday Mass at the Maplewood...
View ArticleAnti-male discrimination complaint gets UMN to change scholarship rules
The University of Minnesota has changed the eligibility criteria for two women-only scholarships and is reviewing other awards in response to a complaint of anti-male discrimination. Mark Perry, an...
View ArticleMinnesota elections: Crowded ballots include a few school levies
A year makes a pretty big difference when it comes to school levies. Last November, 53 Minnesota school districts had tax requests before voters. This year, 35 districts are on the ballot, including...
View ArticleEagan daycare worker says she was fired for reporting neglect
An Eagan woman says she was fired from her daycare job after reporting to the state that co-workers had left a 2-year-old alone on the playground last year. Kristen Schmit is suing KinderCare in U.S....
View Article‘Nothing to do with race:’ UMN seeks dismissal of lawsuit over football...
The University of Minnesota says the disparate outcomes of sexual misconduct cases against several black football players was evidence not that their process discriminated against the men, but that it...
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