Hearings set for 2 lawsuits over Minnesota transgender athlete policy
Two lawsuits challenging Minnesota’s policy allowing transgender athletes to play girls high school sports are heading to court on Monday.
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Two lawsuits challenging Minnesota’s policy allowing transgender athletes to play girls high school sports are heading to court on Monday.
Hastings’ Zach Shatek (South Dakota State), Shakopee’s Nehemiah Ombati (Nebraska), Moorhead’s Taye Reich (Gophers) and more guests chatted with Randy Shaver on Week 4 of the Minnesota high school football season....
Minneapolis Public Schools leaders said Friday their district transformation plan that includes closing schools will not significantly cut costs, but will instead allow the district to operate more efficiently....
District leaders didn’t answer whether staff layoffs would be needed after reshuffling students and closing some schools.
Part of the upcoming Weekend in the Twin Cities will be Dry while most of Saturday will be Wet. Today and Tonight for High School Football Games will be Dry with temperatures in the 60s then Rain moves back into the area after 11 a.m. Saturday and will continue until about 5 a.m....
The warning comes the same week the U of M says it needs to cut its budget by $225 million.
Matthew Donovan, a quarterback for Mayville State University in North Dakota and a former standout at Kasson-Mantorville High School in Minnesota, remains in a medically induced coma at a Fargo hospital after suffering a severe brain injury during a game over the weekend....
It comes after the U approved a budget in June raising students’ tuition by 3.8%, the sixth consecutive year of increases for the U.
A fifth-grade teacher and her 10-year-old student died after being recovered from the water at Iowa’s Coralville Reservoir near Lake MacBride State Park....
University of Minnesota leadership announced $225 million will be reduced from the school's budget over two years, acknowledging that there will be “difficult choices and conversations ahead."...
The two Ole Miss students found dead earlier this week have been identified. Here's what to know.
A teacher and student were recovered from a resevoir spillway in Johnson County, Iowa after authorities were contacted during a school field trip.
A former Minnesota teacher and wrestling coach was charged in Rice County in connection with allegations that he sexually assaulted a student about 40 years ago, according to court records. David Rohm, 78, of Jackson, Tennessee, was charged with two counts of criminal sexual cond...
Shrinking enrollment, AI and questions about the value of a degree are forcing universities to rethink what they offer.
The FOX 9 documentary “Minnesota Monster" chronicles the story of a Twin Cities teacher and coach who sexually abused more than 120 young boys, the institutional failures that allowed him to go undetected for years, and never-before-seen video of the routine traffic stop that cra...
School district leaders say Lakeville North and South High Schools will be closed on Wednesday after the schools were targeted by threats on Tuesday.
Detroit Lakes Public Schools is at odds over displaying rainbows items. At the center of the debate is a policy about what is authorized on district property....
A former Stillwater Middle School employee faces 12 theft charges for allegedly stealing $90,000 from the school’s “sunshine fund.” Danielle Elaine Heller, 40, is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from Stillwater Middle School (SMS) dating back as far as 2018 and as recent...
The University of Mississippi has confirmed the deaths of two Ole Miss students as local law enforcement offers an update on its investigation into how two college-aged students who were found near packaged kratom died....
A battle is brewing among many colleges for the next freshman class. “They’re doing things to kind of wave their arms and say to kids like, ‘Look over here, look over here,’” said Cozy Wittman, a financial aid educator with College Inside Track . Between decades of falling birthr...
Luther Seminary has sold its historic Upper Campus in St. Paul’s St. Anthony Park neighborhood and is planning to relocate to a new downtown Minneapolis location next summer. The St. Paul property was purchased by Valerian Como LLC, but the school will continue its educational pu...
A former Stillwater Middle School employee is facing a dozen felony charges for allegedly taking more than $90,000 from a school staff fund over several years....
Stillwater high school graduate Drew Gilbert homered and hit a two-run single, leading the San Francisco Giants past the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Brett Harris singled in a pair of runs for San Francisco in the first inning and Gilber...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing certain federal programs, including Head Start preschools , community health clinics and adult education initiatives. U.S. Dist...
Public classrooms are not just where students learn facts. It’s where they learn to be citizens.
Classes at Albert Lea High School were moved online Monday after apparent vandalism at the school left "widespread" damage, according to school officials....
The Windy City is once again home to the highest-ranked university in the latest U.S. News & World Report list of “Best Colleges for Veterans," while the school that made the biggest leap into the top five is right along the I-55 corridor as well....
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury determined that there wasn’t evidence to warrant charges in the death of Nolan Wells, a Black college student whose body was found after a July 4 boating trip and party on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Wells’ family swiftly pushed ba...
Minneapolis families are facing the possibility of sweeping school closures as the district grapples with empty buildings and a budget in the red.
A former teacher and wrestling coach at a Minnesota school for the deaf is now facing serious criminal charges — decades after the alleged abuse took place....
The enduring British band sold out Mystic Lake Amphitheater and packed it with old-school thrills ahead of a hall of fame induction.
Parents and former teachers fault administrators for ignoring grave concerns.
What 10 years of student data tell us about career training, regional colleges and keeping young people connected to home.
Hope Field is officially open at Annunciation Church and School, giving the community a place to play together.
Moorhead wide receiver/defensive back and Gophers commit Zak Walker and Hill-Murray tight end/defensive end Brady Reeves were among those who chatted with Randy Shaver on Week 3 of the Minnesota high school football season....
A long-awaited plan to close schools needs a more compelling and understandable pitch to win over the public.
Minnesota has one of the lowest required number of school days in the country, but state Department of Education data shows the actual length of a school year varies across Minnesota depending on the district....
A Mississippi school district is no longer subject to a federal desegregation order after more than 50 years of court oversight.
All three of Minneapolis Public Schools’ proposals include closing more than a dozen schools and changing attendance boundaries across the city.
Acknowledging the laws of mathematics requires courage ― leadership did the right thing.
St. Paul Public Schools opened the Benjamin E. Mays Afrocentric Magnet School in the city's historic Rondo neighborhood earlier this month, giving students of color a chance to see themselves reflected in their education....
https://my.thoughtexchange.com/participate/226363058 The post MPS’ School Transformation Survey first appeared on KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News .
Minneapolis Public Schools could shrink from 59 schools down to as few as 44, and some parents say they feel blindsided.
A 16-year-old student was detained at Central High School in Norwood Young America after he flashed a knife out a car window toward other students, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office. According to investigators, deputies responded to the school on Tuesday afternoon w...