Education
The trustee and mortgage-holder are working on an agreement that could lead to the sale of the music school's building. It may also leave students and staff who are owed money at the mercy of the real estate market.
A federal program meant to encourage young teachers has, instead, saddled thousands of them with unexpected debts. "I was in shock," says Mikayla Rhone, a teacher in Nebraska.
A conversation with Native American students at the University of Minnesota Morris.
The event in St. Paul coincided with a national school walkout.
The total projected budget gap is reported to be the largest in several years.
About 40 percent of teachers live in places where their state or local pension is the only safety net they've got.
Paula Reed remembers walking out into the sunshine of a beautiful day when kids ran by yelling, "they've got guns."
A national school walkout at 10 a.m. coincides with a rally at the State Capitol at 1 p.m.
The university has been without a permanent president since the car crash death of Earl H. Potter III in July 2016. The Minnesota State board of trustees is expected to make a final decision on May 16.
Thousands of students across the country are expected to walk out of class Friday to protest violence in schools. And the idea came from a group of kids who live far from Florida.
Spending in some districts reaches into the tens of thousands of dollars. And some say campaign finance laws aren't keeping up.
Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill to eliminate early school start times.
Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing $19 million more next year and $22 million more the following year for special education funding.
School officials say they may have to cut preschool classes if lawmakers do not extend state funds awarded last year.
Minnesota students scored above the national average on a test known as the "Nation's Report Card", according to 2017 results out Tuesday.
By learning to break into computer systems, the North Dakota State University students learn to get in the head of the bad hackers and better understand how to stop them.
Although schools are adding security and even arming teachers to deter attacks, new emphasis is being given to saving the wounded while counting down the minutes until help arrives.
The report says hazing and sexual misconduct took place in locker rooms, on field trips and during physical education class and musical rehearsals.
Minneapolis teachers voted to accept a new two-year contract on Friday, ratifying the tentative deal reached with the district last month after 10 months of bargaining.
Federal education laws are supposed to protect students from the cycle of educator-based misconduct -- abuse, dismissal, rehire and abuse again. But no one is tracking compliance.