UMN reins in large nonresident tuition hike
The University of Minnesota is scaling back plans for a big tuition rate increase for incoming nonresident students. The Board of Regents on Friday will vote on a budget that raises tuition 7.5 percent...
View ArticlePrince to receive honorary degree from University of Minnesota
The Purple One is about to become a Golden Gopher. The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents will vote Friday to award Prince Rogers Nelson an honorary degree from the College of Liberal Arts....
View ArticleUniversity of Wisconsin OKs raising student fees, housing, food costs
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System students will spend more on fees, housing and food this fall under a new annual budget that regents approved Thursday as they grapple with ways to raise...
View ArticleUMN protesters arrested after decrying tuition hikes, demanding president quit
Protesters on Friday interrupted a meeting where the University of Minnesota Board of Regents was set to approve tuition increases for the coming school year. Several minutes into the 8:45 a.m....
View ArticleUMN regents approve tuition hikes after protesters arrested
The University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents passed a budget Friday that seeks to offset tuition hikes with additional scholarship money. President Eric Kaler said about half of the system’s...
View ArticleOltman Middle School moving to $72 million new home
An aging school in St. Paul Park will have a new $72 million home. Oltman Middle School will be moving onto 57 acres in a new building on Cottage Grove. The South Washington County school board...
View ArticleUMN offers middle-class students more tuition help
At the University of Minnesota, officials say, it’s middle-class students who bear the heaviest burden when it comes to paying for their education. Low-income students get plenty of help from federal,...
View ArticleSt. Paul teacher needs supplies to help ‘most vulnerable learners’
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View ArticleUMN police name students arrested in tuition protest
Six students were cited for misdemeanor unlawful assembly Friday after disrupting a meeting where the University of Minnesota Board of Regents raised tuition rates. The U’s police department Monday...
View ArticleSt. Cloud State University president killed in I-694 rollover
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Earl H. Potter III, the president of St. Cloud State University, died Monday in a Twin Cities highway crash. He was 69. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Steven...
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Assessing cuts, St. Paul school board rethinks school-friendly budget
One week before a final vote, St. Paul school board members are second-guessing their school-friendly budget revisions. At the board’s direction and amid parent complaints, Superintendent Valeria...
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St. Paul schools ‘exploring options’ for removing superintendent Valeria Silva
St. Paul Public Schools superintendent Valeria Silva is interviewed in her office in St. Paul on Friday, February 5, 2016. (Pioneer Press: Jean Pieri) Six months into a three-year contract, Valeria...
View ArticleEast metro area students win national history awards
Six east metro academic teams won medals this week at the 2016 National History Day competition. The winners were announced Thursday at the gathering, held at the University of Maryland. The...
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Silva to discuss her superintendent contract Friday morning
Valeria Silva will discuss her possible exit as superintendent of St. Paul Public Schools in a 9:30 a.m. Friday news conference. School board chair Jon Schumacher, too, is scheduled to “discuss...
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Mismanagement and retaliation alleged at Dakota County Technical College
A history of alleged mismanagement and inequality in the athletics department of Dakota County Technical College has led to a federal civil rights investigation and a whistleblower lawsuit from a fired...
View ArticleValeria Silva gave a speech last week that could be her last as superintendent
St. Paul school board chair Jon Schumacher said Monday he’s “still optimistic” that the board will vote Tuesday on an agreement to transition Valeria Silva out of the superintendent’s office. Late last...
View ArticleControversial St. Paul principal to lead another elementary school
A St. Paul school leader who parents say created a hostile learning environment for special-education students has landed at a new elementary school. Fatima Lawson left her job as principal of L’Etoile...
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Resignations and ‘chaos’ at Woodbury charter school has some parents on edge
Woodbury Leadership Academy (Courtesy photo) Unexpected resignations have a Woodbury charter school on the hunt for new leadership for the second time in a year. The recent departure of executive...
View ArticleSt. Paul charter strikes tentative deal to end labor battle
The labor strife that threatened the future of a predominantly Hmong charter school in St. Paul may be over. Community School of Excellence administrators and leaders of the teachers union reached a...
View ArticleConsensus remains elusive on sweeping Minnesota State system cuts
A bloated curriculum, underprepared students and underutilized facilities are driving major budget problems for Minnesota’s largest higher education system, formerly known as Minnesota State Colleges...
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