State reviews of MN school construction plans do little for voters,...
When the Minnesota Department of Education endorses local school construction projects, it could do a better job of explaining its rationale to voters, the legislative auditor said in a report...
View ArticleUnion Gospel Mission to close Ober Community Center to focus on residential...
Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities will be closing its Ober Community Center at the end of the year in an effort to refocus its resources on residential services, the nonprofit announced Friday in a...
View ArticleSplit over immigration, Worthington takes stock after school referendum approved
A rural southwestern Minnesota town deeply divided over immigration narrowly voted Tuesday to pay for an expansion of its overcrowded school system, ending a streak of five failed referendums in as...
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Hamline University says it’s halfway to $110M fundraising goal
Hamline University has raised $55 million in the last four years, officials said this week while publicly announcing a $110 million goal by 2023. Fayneese S. Miller (Courtesy of Hamline University) The...
View ArticleCarleton alum offers to match $5M in gifts for student scholarships
Carleton College says an alum has offered up $5 million toward scholarships for underrepresented students. The gift from physicist David Ignat and wife Eleanor will match commitments of at least...
View ArticleUMN regents approve seven-year, $33M deal for Gophers coach P.J. Fleck
The Board of Regents in a special meeting Thursday unanimously approved hefty raises for the coaches of the University of Minnesota’s unbeaten football team. The contract replaces a five-year, $18.5...
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Officials seek approval for school zone, lower speeds on Eagan road where...
City, county and school district officials said Friday they aim to have in place a full school zone — along with reduced speeds — on a stretch of Diffley Road in Eagan by the time students return from...
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Macalester president recommends removing founder’s name from hall, citing...
Macalester College president Brian Rosenberg is asking the board of trustees to remove the private St. Paul school founder’s name from a campus building over concerns about his racist and sexist views...
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‘I’m thankful for …’ First-graders share their gratitude attitudes for...
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we’ve gathered responses from local first-graders on what they’re thankful for. The submissions are filled with infinite spellings of the word “family,” appreciation for...
View Article‘How budgets are supposed to be made.’ St. Paul schools to examine 90...
The St. Paul school district finally is getting strategic with its budget. In the coming weeks, staff will evaluate more than 90 programs, practices and partnerships the district has supported for at...
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‘Racist and dehumanizing’ founder Neill’s name scrubbed from Macalester...
Macalester College is removing its founder’s name from two campus buildings in response to recent campus outcry over his “racist and dehumanizing” writings toward indigenous people, the school...
View ArticleAttorney General Keith Ellison steps in to fix ‘anti-competitive’ school milk...
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’s stepping in to ensure school milk prices remain affordable. “Milk in schools isn’t a luxury — it’s a staple and a necessity,” Ellison said in a...
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Gothard gets new three-year deal as St. Paul schools superintendent
The St. Paul school board is giving Superintendent Joe Gothard at least three more years to chart a new path for a district struggling with enrollment, student achievement and costly construction...
View ArticleInterim president gets one more year at struggling St. Paul College
St. Paul College interim president Deidra Peaslee will get one more year on the job, Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra said Wednesday. Peaslee took the job in June after Rassoul Dastmozd...
View ArticleGlobe U files for bankruptcy as students seek refunds
The now-defunct Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business filed for federal bankruptcy protection Thursday, just two weeks after the state Supreme Court ruled more than a thousand defrauded...
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Catholic high school proposed for Stillwater. It would be the city’s first.
Stillwater’s first Catholic high school could open as early as next fall if plans for a Chesterton Academy campus are approved. Representatives of Chesterton Academy of the St. Croix Valley want to...
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Storm update: 385 crashes on MN roadways, 35 MSP flights canceled, buses...
Al Weber wears his old softball team jacket as he shovels his front steps and sidewalk in North St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. "I knew it was coming," he said of the snow. "I just didn't want it...
View ArticleNew chancellor named at UW-Stout chancellor in Menomonie
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has selected UW-Stout’s next chancellor. The regents said Tuesday they’ve hired Katherine Frank, the vice president of academic...
View ArticleExpo school in St. Paul faces Dec. 1 fundraising deadline to replace Treasure...
The popular but aging Treasure Island playground at Expo Elementary is coming down next summer, and volunteers are raising money to replace it with something just as special. The school district has...
View Article‘Handout to the affluent.’ How Minnesota replaced low-income college savings...
In 2011, as part of the deal to end a state government shutdown, Minnesota lawmakers eliminated a little-used matching grant that helped low- and moderate-income families save for college. Six years...
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