Settlement will wipe $6 billion in student loan debt — but not for these borrowers
Students with private loans were left out of a recent loan cancellation settlement.
Students with private loans were left out of a recent loan cancellation settlement.
Minneapolis school officials had said the stolen data was only available on the dark web, but files have been uploaded to publicly accessible platforms.
A failed $1 million ransom bid by the cyber crime group Medusa puts students’ and educators’ sensitive files at risk.
A video posted online — and then removed — by ransomware gang claimed to highlight stolen files as criminals demand $1M after ‘encryption event.’
After Rochester superintendent lampoons his own bad call, students draw on Shakespeare, sleep research and outright flattery to plead for snow days.
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.
A $17.6 billion surplus means Walz gets to both spend money on new programs and cut taxes. In fact, the fun volume for Walz this year is at levels perhaps never seen before, as past state surpluses have mostly been in the $1 billion range.
The panel did send 12 names to the Legislature, where they will again be reviewed by the combined House and Senate higher education committees.
An Augsburg University professor who’d grown up in a family where spanking was the norm decided to research the practice after becoming a parent herself.
Religious groups on college campuses that have long counseled students grappling with issues of faith or spirituality are now adding mental health clinicians in campus religious hubs, and training religious leaders to know when to refer students to psychological care.
With federal stimulus dollars flowing and pressure building to accelerate student learning post-pandemic, some public school districts like are trying new ways of pairing small groups of students with supportive adults.
With $300 million in pandemic funds, 50 recovery strategies and two years to tweak plans, St. Paul Public Schools officials vow to gather data, evaluate and pivot in real time.
Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is used to determine schools’ needs, so an alternative metric would be needed if the state moves forward with universal school lunch.
Among those who will be interviewed by members of the Regent Candidate Advisory Council next month are incumbent members Kendall Powell and Tadd Johnson, former member Michael Hsu, and former U.S. Rep. Bill Luther.
In the case of the complex and often inexplicable process created by state law to appoint the 12 people who form the legal governing body of the state’s flagship university, Friday’s application deadline is more of a suggestion than a rule, because state lawmakers can submit names later.