Play46min 54secSt. Paul’s Cherise Ayers on returning to lead Central High SchoolApril 2, 2024 10:48 AMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromWhat’s it like to go to a high school and then come back years later to lead it? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Cherise Ayers, the principal of St. Paul’s renowned Central High School, about her vision for her alma mater.
Play11min 21secMankato Mavericks celebrate national titles for both men’s and women’s basketballApril 1, 2024 1:35 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Aleesa Kuznetsov, and Ellen FinnMankato State became the first Division II program in 40 years to win both the men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same season.
Play46min 32secInside the classroom: Early-career teachers and paraprofessionalsApril 1, 2024 11:50 AMBy Angela Davis, Nikhil Kumaran, and Gretchen BrownMPR News host Angela Davis talks to teachers who are just starting their careers. What does teaching a classroom look like today? What’s changed from years ago? What’s still the same?
Play5min 42sec‘Literacy is not just about words’: Music director responds to potential cuts by MPSApril 1, 2024 7:43 AMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gracie StocktonOne of the programs on Minneapolis’ potential chopping block is fifth grade band and orchestra. Reed Wixson, director of bands and orchestras at Minneapolis Southwest High School, helped create the universal music program.
Why the University of Idaho marching band members are heroes in ConnecticutMarch 29, 2024 12:17 PMBy Rachel Treisman When Yale’s marching band wasn’t able to make it to March Madness, the Sound of Idaho stepped in — and went viral. A week later, Connecticut’s governor proclaimed a “University of Idaho Day.”
Play4min 00secMinnesota 4-year graduation rates slipped in 2023March 28, 2024 12:01 AMBy Elizabeth ShockmanThe rate at which Minnesota students completed their high school education in four years fell back to a post-pandemic low of 83.3 percent. Experts say it’s a result of ongoing effects from the pandemic.
All Minnesota public school students can access free mental health careMarch 27, 2024 3:35 PMFarah Hussein, a mental health therapist in Minneapolis Public Schools, wants families to know that students can sign up for free therapy, and that care is confidential. Meanwhile, a new study examines how students benefited after public schools in Hennepin County began offering mental health services to all.
Snow day, Part 3: School cancellations, delays across Minnesota for WednesdayMarch 26, 2024 8:50 PMBy MPR News StaffIcy roads left in the wake of this week’s winter storm are prompting some school districts across Minnesota to cancel classes, move to online learning or start classes two hours late on Wednesday.
Snow day, Part 2: School and college cancellations, delays across Minnesota for TuesdayMarch 26, 2024 5:10 AMBy MPR News StaffAs a winter storm continues to affect the region, dozens of school districts and colleges across Minnesota and in neighboring states have canceled classes, moved to online learning or opted to start classes two hours late for a second day on Tuesday.
Play3min 38secStudents, schools watch for impact of ending South Dakota tuition reciprocityMarch 26, 2024 4:00 AMBy Hannah YangSouth Dakota will end its tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota in May. For more than four decades the agreement discounted the cost of higher education tuition for students on both sides of the border. While the move has raised concerns about college affordability, in the short term it may make little difference.