Education News

MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Minneapolis public schools drops mask mandate
Minneapolis Public Schools announced Thursday that it is dropping its mask requirement. The district will also discontinue contact tracing and will not send notifications to parents when their students are exposed to others in their schools who have contracted COVID-19. 
St. Paul Public Schools will drop mask mandate starting Monday
Effective Monday, St. Paul Public Schools will no longer require masks during times of low to medium community levels of COVID-19 in Ramsey County.
What increasingly partisan and venomous Wisconsin school board races reveal about American elections
As traditionally nonpartisan school board campaigns become polarized battlegrounds, voters in next week’s Wisconsin races may set the tone for how contentious races across the country will become this year.
Are the skilled trades making a comeback? 
On Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis talked about renewed interest in Minnesota technical schools, training programs, apprenticeships and other alternatives to a four-year college degree. 
Longer days of classes begin for Minneapolis Public Schools
Monday is the first day of the new schedule, with an extra 42 minutes being added to each school day as part of a plan to make up 15 days of instructional time lost during the educators' strike in March.
‘Answers to everything’: Prairie Island sends first team to Dakota language bowl
The team is the first from the reservation near Red Wing — and a milestone in the Prairie Island Indian Community’s efforts to make it easier for tribal youth to learn the Dakota language. 
Minnesota House Democrats call for $1.15B more for education
The Minnesota House Democratic majority on Monday proposed spending $1.15 billion of the state's $9.25 billion budget surplus on education, drawing a sharp contrast with Republicans who control the Senate and who want to cut taxes by $3.4 billion while spending just $30 million more on schools.
Financial education in Minnesota schools could help reduce economic disparities
Where did you learn about managing money, if you learned at all? Some Minnesota lawmakers say it’s time to mandate financial literacy education as a requirement to graduate from high school. They say ensuring all young Minnesota are taught personal finance is critical to helping address persistent economic disparities.