CO-MOTION Center for Movement to host free kids camp Saturday
St. Paul nonprofit CO-MOTION Center for Movement will host a free “Let’s Move, Kids Camp” to help youth stay active on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. In a collaboration with former professional boxer...
View ArticleSt. Paul students seek name change for Ramsey Middle School, citing first...
The St. Paul school board could vote later this year to scrub Alexander Ramsey’s name from one of its schools. Students and staff at Ramsey Middle School are asking for the name change, noting that the...
View ArticleAfter pause, St. Paul board approves five-year school construction plan on...
The St. Paul school board on Tuesday approved a five-year construction plan that features two big school renovations and scores of smaller projects throughout the city. “SPPS Builds” is the new brand...
View ArticleHomeschooling doubled from pandemic’s start to last fall
By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The rate of households homeschooling their children doubled from the start of the pandemic last spring to the start of the new school year last September,...
View ArticleBiden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, NOMAAN MERCHANT, LISA MASCARO and AAMER MADHANI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration...
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Forest Lake: Make a donation, get a section of the old gym floor
In the 1980s, David Drolson used to play basketball, go to school dances and sing in choir concerts in the gymnasium at the old Central Junior High School in Forest Lake. So when Drolson learned that...
View ArticleCentennial High students plan walkout after student reportedly receives...
Students at Centennial High School in Circle Pines are planning a walkout Monday morning after a student said she received “racially insensitive” text messages, WCCO-TV reported. According to WCCO,...
View ArticleSt. Paul study finds limited charter school impact on city tax coffers,...
A city-driven review of charter school expansions in St. Paul has quelled a debate within the St. Paul City Council over their financial impact on city infrastructure and tax coffers, at least for now....
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Woodbury caddy scores big with $120,000 scholarship
A Woodbury caddy has received the biggest tip of her career: a $120,000 scholarship. Kaia Heltne (Courtesy of Chick Evans Scholarships) Kaia Heltne, a senior at East Ridge High School, received the...
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St. Paul school board member kicked out of restaurant; says she was being...
A St. Paul School Board member was asked by police to leave a Golden Valley restaurant Monday for alleged unruly conduct. Chauntyll Allen posted a video of the incident on her Facebook page, saying she...
View ArticlePerformance Feast offers classes with local actors, artists and musicians....
The Great Northern Union Chorus is entering the second month of its new Performance Feast series, a free online music and arts education class led by the chorus’ director Mo Field. Classes take place...
View ArticleHugo principal had license revoked for sexually harassing teacher, making...
The former principal of Hugo Elementary had his administrator’s license revoked late last year for sexually harassing a teacher and making offensive comments about staff and students at his school....
View ArticleConcerns of Northern Minnesota educators take Klobuchar off script
The mental health of students and teachers, free and reduced lunches, and the possibility of distance learning into the next school year were at the top of local school leaders’ concerns in a...
View ArticleFlint Hills Family Festival celebrates 20 years with virtual and in-person...
The Flint Hills Family Festival, which has drawn thousands of kids to downtown St. Paul for 20 years, will have virtual and in-person events in early June. The annual event in downtown St. Paul,...
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MN school’s ‘Rebel’ mascot to change after comparisons to Confederate soldier
DILWORTH, Minn. — The Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School District is considering a change to the current Rebel mascot, a decision that comes a month after some in the community criticized the design for...
View ArticleLiterary calendar: Kao Kalia Yang hosts ‘Beyond Words at Home’ Literacy MN...
LITERACY MINNESOTA: Presents award-winning Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang hosting the organization’s fundraising event, Beyond Words at Home, in conversation with members of the organization’s Open...
View ArticleSt. Paul, Minneapolis open summer school to all students as federal money...
Metro-area school districts are preparing to offer a major increase in summer programming to help students recover academic and social time they lost because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the St....
View ArticleWhite Bear Lake students walk out over racist threats made on social media
White Bear Lake Area High School students walked out of school Friday morning after multiple Black students received racist threats from an anonymous Instagram account. Screenshots posted online...
View ArticleMN students will take annual math, reading tests, but state won’t use MCA...
Minnesota schools must administer statewide math and reading tests this spring, but the results likely will not be used to identify struggling schools. The Minnesota Department of Education on Thursday...
View ArticleStudents, staff urge St. Paul school board to rename Ramsey Middle School
Students and staff pitched the St. Paul school board Tuesday night on changing the name of Ramsey Middle School. In a recorded presentation, students described Alexander Ramsey, the Minnesota...
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