Photos: Teachers improvise to make hybrid learning work
NEW YORK — When New York schools reopened in September it was anything but business as usual. With state guidelines for social distancing making it impossible for all students to attend classes in...
View ArticleSt. Paul Public Schools to stay in distance learning till at least January
St. Paul Public Schools will remain in distance learning for 99 percent of its students through the end of the calendar year, but middle and high school sports will continue to be played. The district...
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MN police association says book used in Burnsville class ‘encourages children...
The largest association of public safety officers in Minnesota says a best-selling children’s book listed by state agencies as a resource for talking about race “encourages children to fear police...
View ArticleNew Maplewood school to be named for Alan Page
Alan Page, the retired Minnesota Viking and Supreme Court associate justice, is getting his name on a second Twin Cities school. The North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school board voted this week to...
View ArticleWe’re still playing high school football, so why is the math team stuck at home?
When Highland Park High School’s dynastic math team competes Monday in the season’s first statewide meet, it will have the advantage of having practiced off a fabled textbook written by members of the...
View ArticleNewcomers dominate in Stillwater school board race, Jim Vue wins in St. Paul
In a pair of unusually high-profile races for Stillwater Area school board, a slate of five newcomers were swept into office Tuesday following a contentious four years. The lone incumbents, Sarah...
View ArticleSouth Washington School District to cancel secondary classroom teaching
Classroom teaching for secondary students will be canceled for South Washington County Schools, the district has announced. Starting Nov. 16, students in grades six through 12 will receive distance...
View Article30 more school outbreaks of coronavirus reported, including two in Ramsey County
Thirty Minnesota schools have reported coronavirus outbreaks of five or more infected students and staff in their buildings in the last week, including two in Ramsey County. St. Thomas More in St. Paul...
View ArticleGov. Walz aims to lighten load on teachers with executive order
Gov. Tim Walz issued a series of emergency directives to schools on Thursday, some of which seek to ease the burden on teachers during the pandemic. In an executive order, Walz “strongly” discouraged...
View ArticleParents, students rally before Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board...
A group of students and parents upset with a decision to halt winter sports competitions rallied Monday before a Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school board meeting. At a previous meeting, the board...
View ArticleShort on staff, Anoka-Hennepin plans to close elementary schools
The Anoka-Hennepin district is planning to close its elementary schools in favor of distance learning as a growing number of coronavirus cases has left them short on school staff and bus drivers. The...
View ArticleSt. Paul high schoolers are failing 2 in 5 classes during distance learning
St. Paul Public Schools is exploring new ways to support students during distance learning as the number of failing grades has doubled in its high schools. Midway through the first quarter this fall,...
View ArticleMN report suggests 62 counties should close all schools as pandemic grows
Short on staff because of rising coronavirus cases in their communities, school district leaders across Minnesota are making plans to close their schools. By next month, at least 17 of the state’s 20...
View ArticleTCF Bank Stadium reopens after bomb threat
TCF Bank Stadium was evacuated Thursday afternoon following a bomb threat. Someone called in a bomb threat to a university line around 1:15 p.m., University of Minnesota spokeswoman Lacey Nygard said....
View ArticleVirus surge: Schools abandon classes, states retreat
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and SEAN MURPHY School systems in Detroit, Indianapolis, Philadelphia and suburban Minneapolis are giving up on in-person classes, and some governors are reimposing restrictions on...
View ArticleAnoka-Hennepin, Rosemount, South Washington County districts to close...
Anoka-Hennepin elementary students will get one more week of in-person instruction before the district transitions to distance learning in response to rising coronavirus cases. The district said Friday...
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Stillwater: ‘For The Love of the Library’ event deadline nears
Sunday is the deadline to register for the “For The Love of the Library” virtual event, a fundraiser for the Stillwater Public Library. Actor and Stillwater native Richard Sommer. (Getty Images: Scott...
View ArticleSt. Paul, suburban schools pull back on in-person learning
St. Paul Public Schools and several other districts announced Friday that they will close schools in the coming weeks in response to the growing coronavirus pandemic. In St. Paul, 368 special-education...
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Friday Night Fever: Stillwater backyard sport court becomes dance central
On Friday nights, the sport court in Dario and Caitlin Mejia’s back yard in Stillwater looks and sounds like a nightclub. There are bright lights, throbbing music and dancers showing off their moves....
View ArticleCoronavirus surging at St. Thomas, UMN ahead of Thanksgiving travel
The University of St. Thomas is urging students to take a coronavirus test before heading home for Thanksgiving following a sudden increase in cases on campus. The school said Monday that 207 staff and...
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