Legal challenges from the right to “racial preference” programs in academia are on the rise, with organizations like the Equal Protection Project becoming more involved in the filing of court cases and complaints.
“It’s a union contract policy of last to hire first to fire, which just reinforces the racial disparity that exists there for teachers of color,” J.J. Hill parent ShaVunda Brown said.
Sensitive, detailed campus security information was leaked after the school district suffered a massive ransomware attack. School safety experts are alarmed.
Nearly 200,000 leaked files reveal sensitive student and educator information in an devastating attack that experts say endangers the school community.
The governor has cited disturbing test scores — 58% reading proficiency for white students in Minnesota, with a 30-percentage-point disparity between white students and some racial groups — in arguing that the state must transform reading curricula used in Minnesota schools.
Even as Democrats coalesce around a series of tax cuts and credits, the child care credit is one of a few significant differences the House and Senate will need to reconcile. It’s also one of few major DFL tax plans to benefit middle class residents.
In a time of slumping educator morale, a model that gives teachers greater control over their professional lives — and of entire schools — is winning attention.
In the competition for revenues and students, financial aid is shifting from needy families to wealthier ones. Why are prices rising more for lower-income college students than their higher-income peers?
Minneapolis school officials had said the stolen data was only available on the dark web, but files have been uploaded to publicly accessible platforms.
Gov. Tim Walz has proposed billions to expand a child care tax credit, increase subsidy rates for low-income families and provide monthly payments for child care teachers. How much will pass the Legislature?
The Legislature is expected to approve funding to provide all Minnesota students with lunch and breakfast, but lawmakers needed to find a new way to identify high-needs schools for additional aid.
A Minnesota law professor involved in the ChatGPT study warns of complacency, noting that plenty of C+ students go on to graduate and pass the bar exam.
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