The MPCA is betting on electric school buses to improve student health and cut greenhouse gas emissions
A new pilot program helps districts replace diesel buses with electric ones — vehicles that cost about $300,000.
Education
Four takeaways from the 2021 school election results in Minnesota
For one thing, schools’ reliance on property-tax payers increased. And for the most part, anti-critical-race-theory school board candidates were unsuccessful.
After being destroyed last summer, Minnesota Transitions Charter School is back open in a new building — and with a new sense of purpose
It took the combination of a pandemic and days of civil unrest following the murder of George Floyd for officials to realize what changes needed to be made at their school.
Parents say a Duluth charter school ignored a racially hostile environment for years
A suit brought by three parents against Duluth Edison Charter Schools details a long history of mistreatment of Black students.
Why two Minnesota colleges are starting meat cutting programs
Central Lakes College and Ridgewater College are launching programs aimed at training the next generation of animal slaughter, butchery and processing workers.
The number of schools in Minnesota with confirmed COVID-19 cases has tripled twice in the last two weeks. What’s going on?
For one thing, students are back in classrooms. For another, the delta variant is far more contagious than the original strain of coronavirus Minnesota saw last fall.
What Minneapolis Public Schools learned from six months of monitoring student communications — inside and outside school hours
At the start of the pandemic, the district signed a contract with Gaggle to monitor students’ school accounts. Within six months, the company had flagged over 1,300 student actions for review by district officials.
Education losses from the pandemic: The science of catching up
Daily tutoring for those who are most behind rises to the top in research evaluations.
What back-to-school COVID precautions look like in Minnesota’s largest school districts
Tuesday night, board members of St. Paul Public Schools unanimously passed a mask mandate. Here’s a look at what Minneapolis, Anoka-Hennepin and Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan districts are doing as well.
After a summer of controversy, some Minnesota teachers are anxious about the return of the school year
In small towns like Pequot Lakes, back-to-school nights and open houses often feel like family reunions. But teachers worry this year might be different.
Can Minnesota require COVID-19 vaccines for school children?
Minnesota already requires a number of vaccines for students of various ages. What about COVID-19?
What are Minnesota’s social studies standards — and does critical race theory have anything to do with them?
The Minnesota Department of Education is in the midst of a review of the state’s social studies standards, which will set the framework for what students will learn in their social studies classes for the next 10 years.
New state funding puts solar on the curriculum for Minnesota schools
The omnibus commerce and energy policy and finance bill includes $16 million for solar projects on K-12 schools and nearly $5 million for community colleges.
Facing a white-collar worker shortage, American companies seek a blue-collar solution
A growing number of employers are paying new employees while they train.
‘Millions upon millions’ in employer-funded education benefits go unused
While U.S. employers often tout benefits that promise to subsidize a college education, most workers can’t tap them. That may be changing.
Beyond the numbers: How to think about Minnesota’s graduation rates
Interpreting students’ success requires also considering student proficiency rates, realistic time frames, individual district results and other factors, educators say.
Minnesota’s community colleges show sharper than usual enrollment declines
“There was a time when community colleges had an inverse relationship with the economy. The economy’s up, enrollments down; economy’s down, enrollments up. Well, we’re in a new norm,” said Kay Frances-Garland of Saint Paul College.
Colleges come under closer scrutiny for holding transcripts hostage over unpaid bills
One of America’s biggest universities is ending its version of a longstanding practice that derails millions.
North Minneapolis renewable-energy training center to get a boost from the state
“I think it shows that when it comes to the issues, there are areas where we can come together,” said Rep. Jamie Long, “and that includes making sure that we have a workforce that is inclusive, that is ready for taking the jobs.”
In light of the Chauvin trial and Wright killing, Black students in the Twin Cities push for more support at school
“It’s a very scary feeling to know that all this is happening right outside of our doors, right in our streets, right in our community, and it feels like we’re not supported or not cared for in a way that we should be,” said student Aniya Bailey.
