Union official: Black security guard fired from Wisconsin school for...
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin school district is rehiring a black security guard after he was fired last week for repeating a racial slur while telling a student not to use it, a union official said...
View ArticleMahtomedi High School investigating claims students yelled racial slurs at...
Girls soccer players from Como Park Senior High were the targets of racial slurs during a playoff loss at Mahtomedi High School last week, according to St. Paul parents. Francisco Armenta, whose...
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St. Paul to overhaul school construction plans after $179M increase on 18...
St. Paul Public Schools will scrap its rolling five-year plan for building improvements and develop a new one after spending far more than expected in the program’s first three years. The Pioneer Press...
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A Hill-Murray girl and her lifesaving doctor rally for the Bahamas after...
At the age of 12, Grace LaVigne developed a long-lasting friendship with a St. Paul doctor over an unlikely bonding experience — a thyroid tumor that caused frequent ear infections and could have done...
View ArticleStillwater school board meeting broke state law, commissioner finds
The Stillwater school board violated the state’s open meeting law when a fourth board member joined a committee meeting in August, according to an advisory opinion issued Friday. Carl Blondin, a local...
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UW System President Ray Cross announces plans to retire
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announced Friday he is retiring after more than five years on the job and more than 40 years in higher education. Cross, 71, said he...
View ArticleHere’s where Minnesota schools get their money and how it is spent
Minnesota spends more than $13 billion a year on public schools and about 95 percent of it comes from state and local taxpayers. Public schools are one of the largest pieces of the state budget —...
View ArticleSix east-metro school districts are asking voters for new funding. Here are...
At first glance, characterizing the school levies before voters Nov. 5 as “typical” might seem like a big understatement. Consider: The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district is asking voters to raise local...
View ArticleBest Buy endows $2.5 million scholarship at University of Minnesota
Best Buy announced Tuesday that it has established a new $2.5 million scholarship fund at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management for students at who plan to pursue “tech-reliant...
View ArticleACT scores high but participation falls after MN cuts exam funding
Minnesota again posted strong scores on the ACT, but thousands of students skipped the college-admissions test after the state stopped covering the fee. The state’s 2019 high school graduating class...
View ArticleMN no longer beats U.S. average in eighth-grade reading, NAEP results show
Minnesota math and reading scores last year slipped closer to the national average, according to test figures released Wednesday. The government-funded National Assessment of Educational Progress...
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Minnesota AG Ellison says California companies ran fraudulent student loan...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined the federal Consumer Protection Bureau and two other states in a lawsuit against three California companies that are allegedly running a fraudulent...
View ArticleChildren’s Theatre Company settles lawsuits, apologizes for students’ abuse...
Children’s Theatre Company leadership apologized Friday for what students say were years of sexual abuse by former employees of the Minneapolis theater. Managing Director Kimberly Motes made her...
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Psssst….wanna buy a Krispy Kreme doughnut? College kid drives them in from...
The abrupt departure of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts from Minnesota in 2008 left a huge hole in the glazed, yeast confections market. It’s a hole Jayson Gonzalez of Champlin is filling while paying off...
View ArticleRosemount considers YMCA partnership for recreation center
A YMCA-operated recreation center may be in Rosemount’s future. The city of Rosemount is considering a partnership with the YMCA on a proposed recreation center that would bring new athletic and...
View ArticleSt. Paul College nursing program in danger as exam scores plummet
The practical nursing program at St. Paul College could be in danger of closing if it doesn’t quickly improve its pass rate on the national licensure exam. Just 65 percent passed the exam in 2017 and...
View Article‘Goodness and humor’ celebrated as ‘Sesame Street’ turns 50
NEW YORK — Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. Blink and you might miss it, but...
View ArticleVoters back east metro school levies to fund operations, maintenance, technology
It was an apparent school levy sweep for districts in the suburbs around St. Paul. Six districts in the eastern half of the Twin Cities metro had eight levies before voters Tuesday and unofficial...
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Jessica Kopp, Chauntyll Allen join incumbents on St. Paul school board;...
All four candidates backed by the teachers union cruised to victory Tuesday in a 10-way race for St. Paul school board. Board chair Zuki Ellis and vice-chair Steve Marchese each won with over 17...
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More Globe U and Minnesota School of Business students can apply for refunds,...
More than a thousand students who attended for-profit colleges found to have committed fraud can ask for their money back, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The decision means about 1,200...
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