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UMN marching band prepares for an unprecedented season
In addition to their plumed hats, this year’s members of the University of Minnesota marching band will wear masks, and so will their instruments. The football team isn’t the only Gopher operation...
View ArticleHere’s California homeschool parents’ advice for distance learning
Leave it to a homeschool parent to find the upside of having your kids home for school this fall. With the coronavirus keeping millions of California school children stuck at home when the new school...
View ArticleAs more college classes move online, some MN schools are charging extra
Despite a statewide tuition freeze, students at some Minnesota State colleges and universities will pay much more than expected this fall as more of their classes are delivered online. The institutions...
View ArticleStudents debate Minnesota school’s ‘Eskomo’ nickname, mascot
ESKO, Minn. — Two students created competing petitions about Esko High School’s mascot, the Eskomo. Karin Anderson said she started a petition to change the name after she researched both the name...
View ArticleAnxiety grows as MN schools, parents await back-to-school ruling from Gov. Walz
Minnesota public schools on Thursday will get much-anticipated guidance from state officials on what a return to class might look like during the coronavirus pandemic this fall. Related Articles Watch:...
View ArticleSchool supply drive will be held virtually this year, sponsored by United...
An annual school-supply drive will be held this year — with a twist. Normally, hundreds of volunteers meet for the Action Day event, to pack backpacks with school supplies for about 40,000 children....
View ArticleThe new college dropoff
Maureen Rayhill of Seattle sounds like a public health official as she describes the current process for coronavirus testing, rattling off research she’s done on in-person testing centers versus...
View ArticleGov. Walz’s school plan: In-person classes if infection rates are low
The current 14-day rate of coronavirus infections in Minnesota counties is the key metric state leaders will use to help school districts determine whether it is safe to hold classes in person. If...
View ArticleMN school reopenings to follow county-level coronavirus data. Here’s how that...
The prevalence of new coronavirus cases in each county should be the starting point for school leaders as they consider which models of instruction they’ll employ this fall, Gov. Tim Walz and state...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools leaning toward online-only start to school year
St. Paul Public Schools officials said Thursday evening that the district is taking steps to adopt a recommendation to begin the upcoming school year with all students learning remotely. The...
View ArticleSt. Paul superintendent calls for full-time distance learning this fall;...
St. Paul Public Schools has permission from the state to reopen its schools in September, but Superintendent Joe Gothard is calling for continued distance learning at all grade levels. “The reason...
View ArticleAnoka-Hennepin, Roseville pick hybrid models for return to school
Anoka-Hennepin, the state’s largest school district, announced Friday that students will head back to school part-time in September. Their hybrid model calls for in-person instruction two days a week...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board not ready to approve distance learning for all students
The St. Paul school board on Saturday postponed a decision on how to start the school year during the coronavirus pandemic. Superintendent Joe Gothard on Thursday recommended all students start the...
View ArticleParents struggle as schools in some states reopen amid coronavirus surge
By JEFF AMY and DENISE LAVOIE DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — Putting your child on the bus for the first day of school is always a leap of faith for a parent. Now, on top of the usual worries about youngsters...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board votes to start year with distance learning
All St. Paul Public Schools students will start the upcoming school year in full-time distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic, but district leaders say they’re eager to reopen schools once...
View ArticleAll MN elementary schools may be able to reopen safely, new county-level data...
Every elementary school in Minnesota might be able to reopen safely on at least a part-time basis, according to new coronavirus case rates released Thursday by the Department of Health. Under school...
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Burnsville fourth-grade instructor is named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year
A Burnsville elementary school teacher was named the 2020 Teacher of the Year on Thursday by Education Minnesota. Qorsho Hassan was named the 2020 Teacher of the Year on Aug. 6 by Education Minnesota....
View ArticleMcNally Smith bankruptcy leaves nothing for students of music school
Proposed payouts from the McNally Smith College of Music bankruptcy include nothing for students. Trustee Patti Sullivan last month gave the court a list of people, companies and governmental agencies...
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Health officials say these MN districts can reopen schools. So, why won’t they?
According to state guidelines, the coronavirus pandemic in and around South Washington County Schools is contained enough to safely bring elementary students back to school full time and secondary...
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New Mitchell Hamline School of Law Dean Anthony Niedwiecki on gay rights,...
As the new dean of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Anthony Niedwiecki is taking the reins of a 120-year-old law school at an unusual time. Even as concerns over COVID-19 have steered a...
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