Parents, staff rally around St. Paul high school principal facing demotion
Parents and staff are criticizing a decision to move Humboldt High School’s principal out of that job next year. Mike Sodomka will get a different “leadership role” yet to be determined, school...
View ArticleSt. Paul teachers take strike vote Thursday. Here’s what they’re bargaining for.
As St. Paul educators vote Thursday on a possible strike, they’ll be thinking about far more than salaries and benefits. For a fifth straight contract cycle, the St. Paul Federation of Educators is...
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St. Paul teachers union votes to strike over lack of progress in negotiations
Members of the St. Paul teachers union voted Thursday to authorize a strike over a lack of progress in contract negotiations with the state’s second-largest school district. The St. Paul Federation of...
View ArticleSt. Thomas goes test-optional, admitting new students without an ACT score
The University of St. Thomas will join a growing number of colleges that do not require prospective students to submit an ACT or SAT score. President Julie Sullivan announced the change during her...
View ArticleSt. Thomas receives $20 million donation toward student scholarships,...
The University of St. Thomas has received a $20 million donation for student scholarships, intended to defray some of the cost of a new two-year, on-campus housing requirement. The gift from the estate...
View ArticleStillwater school board hears recommendations to address growth
A community design team is recommending that the Stillwater School Board replace Lake Elmo Elementary with a new building, construct another new elementary school in the southern portion of the...
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Former state legislator named headmaster at St. Thomas Academy
Educator and former Minnesota state legislator Kelby Woodard has been named headmaster of St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights. Kelby Woodard (Courtesy of St. Thomas Academy) Woodard, 49, will take...
View ArticleUMN president underscores need for state bonding money
After making her case to legislators this week, University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel says she’s optimistic about receiving some of the state assistance the system is requesting from the state’s...
View ArticleDespite half a billion in new money, many Minnesota school districts are in...
The biggest single spending increase in last year’s bipartisan two-year budget deal was a $540 million boost in education funding — so why are so many Minnesota school districts facing budget deficits?...
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Lakeville schools lawsuit dropped after driver in 2015 ‘Nerf War’ crash dies
One of two lawsuits blaming Lakeville Area Schools for the fatal 2015 “Nerf War” car crash involving several Lakeville South High School students has been dismissed because the driver recently died....
View ArticleSt. Paul claims five of 36 semifinalists for MN teacher of the year
Five teachers for St. Paul Public Schools are among 36 statewide finalists for Education Minnesota’s teacher of the year award. A panel will pare the list to 10 in late March, and the winner will be...
View ArticleCoronavirus: How to prepare for likely U.S. outbreak
In a sober warning Tuesday, federal health officials warned that America’s businesses, neighborhoods, schools and families should learn what steps are needed to prepare for the prospect of an outbreak...
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Union to start 10-day countdown to St. Paul teacher strike
Teachers with the St. Paul Federation of Educators are joined by staff members and students during an informational picket before the start of classes at Galtier Elementary School in St. Paul’s Midway...
View ArticleIn mock voting, 300 Minnesota kids pick Sanders first, Trump a distant...
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders scored this week at the Minnesota State Capitol, with 51 percent of voters favoring him in a mock presidential primary election. The electorate, however, was a tad skewed. Some...
View ArticleStudent expelled over school shooting fears settles lawsuit with...
Cretin-Derham Hall has reached a confidential settlement with a former student who was expelled over fears he was going to shoot classmates at the school. The private St. Paul high school allowed...
View ArticleChild critically injured after pickup truck strikes him in St. Paul
A 7-year-old walking to his school bus in a St. Paul crosswalk Thursday morning was critically injured when a driver struck him. Paramedics rushed the boy to the hospital. Police said he was stable and...
View ArticleCoronavirus fears prompt UW-Stout to suspend South Korea study abroad...
UW-Stout is working to bring back to the U.S. five of its students who recently traveled to South Korea in a study abroad program, in light of the spread of coronavirus in the country, said Doug Mell,...
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Retired Medtronic exec named Bethel University’s next president
Bethel University’s next president is a 1984 alum who had a long career as a Medtronic executive before recently helping another Christian college gets its finances in order. Ross Allen, 59, has been...
View ArticleWhy is it so difficult for Mike Rowe to give away a million dollars?
America has declared war on work, Mike Rowe says, and he wants to change that. Why? Because, says Rowe, he’s addicted to “paved roads, working electricity and flushing toilets.” Rowe, best known as the...
View ArticleVirus cases in Italy prompt St. Thomas to close its Rome campus
Increased coronavirus cases in Italy have cut short study abroad programs for University of St. Thomas students. Those participating in the St. John Vianney and Catholic Studies semester programs on...
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