Gov. Walz wanted schools open this week. How many met that goal?
Nine of Minnesota’s 30 largest school districts have yet to reopen their middle and high schools for in-person instruction, missing a target set last month by Gov. Tim Walz. Walz announced on Feb. 17...
View ArticleSpring-break partying falls victim to COVID-19 crisis
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Goodbye, sunshine. Hello, study sessions. Colleges around the U.S. are scaling back spring break or canceling it entirely to discourage partying that could spread the virus and...
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University of Minnesota: Triumph a success story in apple breeding
David Bedford has been “saving the world from mediocre apples” for 40-plus years. Yes, Red Delicious, we’re looking at you. The Triumph Apple, developed at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum...
View ArticleBiden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
WASHINGTON — In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal rules guiding colleges in their...
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Ricker resigns as state education commissioner; Walz names her deputy as...
Mary Cathryn Ricker is stepping down as commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education after two years in the role. Her last day is March 19. Gov. Tim Walz accepted her resignation and on...
View ArticleSt. Paul district to spend $81M on two school remodels, postpone other work
St. Paul Public Schools is moving forward with two costly construction projects and further delaying several others following an external review of its facilities work. District leaders on Tuesday...
View ArticleEight apply for Marchese seat on St. Paul school board
Eight people have applied for a short-term appointment to the St. Paul school board following Steve Marchese’s resignation. Each of the six remaining board members will pick up to two applicants for...
View Article3 St. Paul teachers among 25 semifinalists for MN Teacher of the Year
Three teachers from St. Paul Public Schools are among 25 statewide semifinalists for Education Minnesota’s teacher of the year award. Later this month, a panel will cut the list to no more than 10...
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Union president who led St. Paul teacher strike is retiring
The head of the St. Paul teachers union is retiring at the end of this school year. Nick Faber, 57, an elementary science teacher, was president of the St. Paul Federation of Educators for four years...
View ArticleUMN says campuses should be back to ‘pre-pandemic’ normal for fall semester
Campus life should look close to normal this fall at the University of Minnesota. President Joan Gabel told the Board of Regents on Friday that by fall, all U campuses plan to be back to “pre-pandemic...
View Article‘Big burden’ for schools trying to give kids internet access
When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, educators had to figure out how to get kids online. Fast. In a patchwork approach born of desperation, they scrounged wireless hot spots, struck deals...
View ArticleFour newcomers elected to UMN Board of Regents, including a St. Paul DFLer...
Lawmakers on Monday elected four new members to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, passing over two incumbents and choosing one favored by the short-handed Republican Party. Michael Hsu, of...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board picks teacher’s husband to fill open board seat
The St. Paul school board on Tuesday picked the husband of a district teacher to fill a short-term board vacancy created by Steve Marchese’s resignation. Yusef Carrillo will serve April 15 through the...
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Presidents chosen for St. Paul College, MSU Mankato
St. Paul College interim president Deidra Peaslee has been selected as the school’s permanent leader. Minnesota State Chancellor Devinder Malhotra announced the hire Wednesday, saying Peaslee has shown...
View ArticleStudents who got partial loan relief to see full discharge
By CAROLE FELDMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of students defrauded by for-profit schools will have their federal loans fully erased, the Biden administration announced Thursday, reversing a Trump...
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U of M lab-created valve could be the ‘holy grail’ for congenital...
In what is being hailed as a “huge step forward in pediatric heart research,” University of Minnesota researchers have discovered a way to use a hybrid of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine...
View ArticleCDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
NEW YORK — Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or...
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Incoming Education Commissioner Heather Mueller talks about COVID response,...
In the late 1990s, social studies teachers Tim Walz and Heather Mueller had neighboring classrooms at Mankato West High School until Mueller left for a larger classroom in the school’s annex. “He had a...
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Fulbright program selects former Ramsey County GIS worker to lecture in Panama
A Frogtown resident will soon be heading to Panama to teach university-level classes through the international Fulbright program. Andrea Prichard Andrea Prichard, a former employee of Ramsey County...
View ArticleAnoka-Hennepin pays $300,000 to settle lawsuit over transgender student’s...
The Anoka-Hennepin school district has agreed to pay $300,000 to a transgender student who was barred from using the locker room that matched his gender identity. Then a freshman at Coon Rapids High...
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