Minnesota State to consider tuition break for fall semester
Trustees for the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities will consider freezing tuition for the first half of the upcoming school year. Chancellor Devinder Malhotra is recommending a...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools weighs removal of police officers following George...
The St. Paul school board will decide next week whether to continue placing police officers at seven of its high schools. School district administrators are recommending the continuation of the school...
View ArticleMinnesota State students get tuition freeze in fall, 3% increase in spring
Trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved a tuition freeze for the fall semester at Minnesota State colleges and universities, followed by a 3 percent increase in spring. The plan gives students an...
View ArticleMinnesota State schools to review police training following George Floyd killing
The Minnesota State college and university system will convene a work group to examine what’s being taught in its law enforcement training programs following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis...
View ArticleUW-Madison to reopen with in-person, online classes
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced Wednesday that the state’s flagship school will reopen as scheduled this fall but in-person classes will end at Thanksgiving, lecture...
View ArticleCoronavirus trends have MN schools on track to reopen this fall, officials say
Minnesota schools will be able to reopen this fall without strict social distancing if state coronavirus metrics “continue to stabilize and/or improve,” according to guidance issued Thursday by state...
View ArticleMinnesota promises late July decision on K-12 schools
Minnesota health and education officials on Thursday asked school administrators to plan for three scenarios on reopening in the fall under the cloud of the coronavirus, and promised a decision by the...
View ArticleRegents’ leader selects Tommy Thompson as interim UW president
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin System regents’ leader has picked Republican darling Tommy Thompson as the system’s interim president, delivering another twist in what has become a messy...
View Article‘I’m kind of stuck’: Class of 2020 struggling to find jobs amid coronavirus...
Ariana Wilson had it all figured out. She had been accepted into the New York Times Student Journalism Institute and was supposed to fly out last month. That crash course would’ve lasted a couple of...
View ArticleSt. Paul protesters demand removal of police from public high schools
Protesters filled the courtyard outside Central High School Monday afternoon to demand the removal of police officers from St. Paul Public Schools. As protesters gathered with signs that read “Defend...
View ArticleThis St. Thomas dean had taken a job in New York. After George Floyd’s death,...
One month ago, Yohuru Williams was winding down his work as arts and sciences dean at the University of St. Thomas and preparing to lead the liberal arts college at St. John’s University in New York. A...
View Article‘It’s the air that we share’: UMN expert talks to NPR’s Terry Gross about the...
Michael Osterholm hasn’t seen his grandchildren since March 10. Well, not in person, anyway. “You know, I see them on FaceTime,” the infectious disease expert recently told Fresh Air’s Terry Gross....
View ArticleSt. Paul school board removes police officers from high schools on 5-1 vote
St. Paul Public Schools no longer will pay the city of St. Paul to post police officers in seven of its high schools. The school board voted 5-1 on Tuesday to stop contract negotiations with the city...
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Stillwater school board considering Afton-Lakeland Elementary principal as...
The Stillwater school board is considering Afton-Lakeland Elementary principal Malinda Lansfeldt as an interim replacement for Superintendent Denise Pontrelli. Board members discussed Lansfeldt as...
View ArticleI-35W bridge, Target Field light shows honor 2020 graduating class
The Interstate-35W bridge over the Mississippi River and the Minnesota Twins’ Target Field will be coordinating their computerized lighting systems Thursday and Friday to honor the graduating class of...
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Future of gymnastics school up in the air after Inver Grove Heights threatens...
Tomas Settell considers the Inver Grove Heights community center the ideal spot to run his gymnastics school. Over the past 14 years, Settell and his staff have taught more than 1,800 kids and adults...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools budget sees big enrollment loss, pandemic uncertainty
An anticipated 1,228-student enrollment drop and lots of uncertainty are baked into the St. Paul Public Schools budget for the upcoming school year. The school board formally approved the budget last...
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St. Paul school board accepting applications to fill vacancy after...
The St. Paul school board met Monday to outline a path to appointing a board member since the death of chairwoman Marny Xiong left an open seat on the board. Xiong, 31, died June 7 from COVID-19....
View ArticleForest Lake school district apologizes for 2016 blackface incident
Forest Lake Area School District officials have issued a public apology for a case involving students in blackface in 2016. The apology was issued Saturday after photos were posted on Facebook showing...
View ArticleAfrican-American leader: St. Paul board members who voted to remove SROs will...
The president of the African American Leadership Council told St. Paul school board members who voted to remove school resource officers from the schools they will have “blood” on their hands if a...
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