Education

Educators can't remember so many days of missed school in a season. Some schools held a makeup day on Presidents Day and are looking to add more to their calendar.

The task force cited four buildings in the Twin Cities named for former officials found to have supported discriminatory policies at the university.

A Wisconsin high school is ending cheerleading awards given annually to girls with the largest breasts or buttocks -- dubbed "Big Booty" and "Big Boobie" -- after the American Civil Liberties Union demanded action following repeated complaints from parents and a former coach to school and district officials.

The new governor's budget proposal sets education as his first priority.

The bill was postponed indefinitely 53-45 in West Virginia's House of Delegates. Educators opposed charter schools and a new voucher system in a strike that came a year after the last walkout.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Huckleberry Finn" are no longer on class reading lists in Duluth Public Schools because of concerns about language and relevance. Should they have a place in teaching about history and racism?

Judge Juanita Freeman, 36, is the first black judge in Washington County, Minn.

Norman Deschampe, who served as tribal chairman of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa for 27 years, died Feb. 9. He's remembered for his dedication to improving the lives of tribal members -- particularly children.

Two juveniles have been charged with assault, and some parents say the school's response was excessive.

The department's own inspector general says student loan companies aren't following the rules, and that the government isn't doing enough to hold them accountable.

Minnesota legislators and student leaders believe the time is right to consider letting the state pay for two years at state colleges for middle- and lower-income students.

A new study suggests living in a high-crime area, or simply passing through one on the way to school, can lead to more absences.

Both southwestern Minnesota school districts contended with opposition from Paul Dorr, a consultant who has helped kill school funding measures across the Midwest. The push to build a new intermediate school in Worthington, Minn., failed by 17 votes.

The bill seeks $2 million for a grant program to reimburse schools buying locally-grown foods. The legislation would be good for farmers, children and local economies, says its co-sponsor.

Since the shooting, young Parkland survivors have emerged as the driving force in calling for stricter gun laws in the U.S., through a series of marches, school walkouts and voter registration drives.

Two students have been charged following an altercation with police at Owatonna Senior High School this week that stemmed from racist comments made on social media.

Michelle Walker, 45, is executive director of Generation Next. The nonprofit works to help children get ready for school, from kindergarten to college.

While the state and nation are seeing fewer deaths tied to heroin overdoses, synthetic opioids like fentanyl are contributing to more deaths and there are concerns they're appearing in other non-opioid drug supplies.

For now, federal guidelines urge colleges to take action against any sexual misconduct that disrupts a student's education, regardless of where it took place.

Prosecutors allege Joshua McLay used more than $13,900 of district money to pay for travel expenses and tickets for several people to attend college football games.