Distance learning while homeless in the Twin Cities: It’s complicated and challenging
How Minneapolis and St. Paul districts are supporting their homeless and highly mobile populations during the outset of this school year.
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How Minnesota school leaders are advancing equity work in a shaky back-to-school environment
While anti-racism efforts have been taking shape in districts for a while now, many called for a renewed sense of urgency around it in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
‘Painful and seemingly endless’: How the University of St. Thomas made the jump to Division I
Meet Tom Douple, commissioner of the Summit League, one of the key players in St. Thomas’ unlikely ascension to big-time college athletics.
How higher education’s own choices left it vulnerable to the pandemic crisis
Hiring sprees, low endowment returns, generous benefits continued as enrollment fell.
‘There was a positive energy in our building today’: Farmington, Hastings districts hold student orientations
This week a handful of Minnesota districts kicked off their new formats of part in-person, part-distanced learning.
As they head back into school buildings, some Minnesota teachers are questioning districts’ COVID-19 protocol
School administrators in several metro districts are hoping a COVID-19 information dump will offer teachers some added assurances about staying safe. In some instances, though, it’s having the opposite effect.
After ending police contract, Minneapolis schools consider former cops for revamped school safety role — and activists fear a ‘dangerous’ national trend
District officials are interviewing finalists for its revamped school safety beat — and more than half have backgrounds in law enforcement.
Bloomington Public Schools swapped out hybrid plans for distance learning to start the school year. Here’s why.
COVID-19 rates weren’t the driving factor in Bloomington. Rather, district leaders flagged staffing limitations as a deal breaker for the hybrid model.
England is launching a national tutoring program. Could the U.S. follow suit?
There are signs of growing interest in the U.S. A bill that would double the size of AmeriCorps has attracted bipartisan support.
These five Minnesota school districts have items on the primary ballot
Both the Minneapolis Public Schools district and the Red Lake School District are holding school board races.
‘It’s an ever-moving target’: Minnesota’s rural school districts make plans — and prepare to pivot
In-person learning, a hybrid or distance learning? Districts are carefully watching county coronavirus numbers as they get ready to be nimble.
Districts to choose their own back-to-school approach in Minnesota, with some key guidance from state officials
Here’s what you need to know about the baseline criteria set by the state.
Minnesota’s social studies standards are up for review — and BIPOC committee members seek major reforms
This process only happens once every 10 years, and it kicked off earlier this month.
How other countries reopened schools during the pandemic – and what the U.S. can learn from them
A look at what happened in four countries: Israel, Sweden, Japan and Uruguay.
How do substitute teachers fit into back-to-school plans? Demand could spike — or plummet.
If some form of in-classroom learning resumes, the need for substitute teachers could spike. If this fall includes a return to full-on distance learning, the need for subs could plummet.
Minnesota students, alumni launch anti-racist education reform campaigns
Petitions have been circulating on social media the past month or so, demanding school reforms in Minnetonka, Eastern Carver County, Rochester and elsewhere.
Social distancing on a school bus? Industry leaders in Minnesota explore options for a safe return
“Social distancing on a school bus, we feel, is going to be a challenge,” said Shelly Jonas, executive director of the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association, adding she and her colleagues are more interested in having students wear masks and in enhancing cleaning routines.
Despite pandemic fears, fall enrollment for Minnesota higher ed looks relatively steady
The hit to fall enrollment that some were predicting has so far not materialized.
No police in schools? This Minnesota district committed to an alternative four years ago
“When an officer responds to a situation, their mindset is they want to control it. That’s not what we do here. We don’t control young people,” said Theon Jarrett at ISD 287. “We do our best to support, listen to them, validate them, give them a voice, then get them back to class.”
Despite new calls to fix Minnesota’s educational disparities, major policy reforms aren’t guaranteed in 2020
State legislators came close to passing an omnibus education policy bill during the regular session’s final moments, but it didn’t happen. Now two bills are being considered in the House.
