Student from Minnesota chosen as Rhodes Scholar for 2017
Ahmed M. Ahmed from Rochester is one of 32 American Rhodes Scholars.
Education
Show collection items State grants brings more support staff to 77 schools
About half the schools receiving $12 million in grants are outside the metro area. The positions total 77 full- and part-time staff.
Hey students, applying for college aid is easier! (but still hard)
Washington overhauled the FAFSA to make it easier to complete, but it's still full of roadblocks for many teens.
Early childhood education advocates push for more funding
The Children's Defense Fund of Minnesota says a funding boost would give more kids access to early childhood programs.
On the lesson plan: Make stuff. Fail. Learn while you're at it
A leader of the maker movement talks about how building stuff can help students, teachers, schools and parents be more creative.
Supt. Ed Graff discusses vision for Minneapolis district
Superintendent Ed Graff joined MPR News to talk about all the things affecting the Minneapolis Public Schools
Students walk out of class to protest Trump, Dakota Access oil pipeline
Hundreds of students from various high schools and middle schools around the Twin Cities walked out Friday afternoon to protest President-elect Donald Trump and the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Post-election racism makes students uneasy
Reports of racially charged incidents after Donald Trump's election, including a high-profile one at a suburban high school, are making some young students fearful.
After election, racist graffiti hits suburban high school
In Maple Grove yesterday, racist graffiti was scrawled on a bathroom wall at Maple Grove Senior High, including one where "#whitesonly" was written just above another word: Trump.
Beverly Daniel Tatum on building a more inclusive community
Former Spelman College president Beverly Daniel Tatum gave the annual Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict.
These fifth-graders think it's really, really important that you vote
They're too young to vote, but they're still getting out the vote. After learning about the history of voting and democracy in America, these young activists took their message to a college campus.
U of M, Teach for America halt teacher training program
The University of Minnesota and Teach for America Twin Cities announced Monday they're ending a two and a half-year partnership. They had hoped to enroll at least 40 students, but had only 18 this year.
In the mountains of Georgia, Foxfire students keep Appalachian culture alive
For 50 years, high school students in Rabun County have chronicled their region's disappearing traditions and mountain people, from blacksmiths to moonshiners, in publications and a living museum.
The burden on black teachers: 'I don't belong at your table'
Researchers at The Education Trust went on a listening tour to better understand the struggles of black teachers. Among the themes they encountered: bias - from principals, colleagues and parents.
In campus free speech debate, nobody's really winning
An incident at the University of Minnesota has become a flashpoint in the simmering debate over free speech on college campuses playing out across the state and nationwide this election season.
At the U, some push hate crime probe after Muslim student group sign vandalized
The word "ISIS" was spray painted on a sign for the Muslim Student Association on the Washington Avenue Bridge the U of M campus.
Teen night owls struggle to learn and control emotions at school
Findings provide new evidence pushing back school start times, to let adolescents sleep and wake up when it's more natural, researchers say. It's going to bed late that creates problems.
Myriad options, pressures can silence sex assault victims
After a sexual assault, victims face daunting, sometimes convoluted ways to pursue justice. And a surprising number of them choose not to go to police.
Survey: Minn. students reduce risky behavior, but 1 in 5 show depression
Minnesota students show gains in school engagement and decreased risky behaviors, according to results from the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey, but the data also show racial disparities in bullying and high teen depression.
How a happy school can help students succeed
Research shows that the way a school "feels" can help kids learn. But school climate remains a hard concept to define and measure.