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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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Remote learning's distractions put extra pressure on students with ADHD

Remote learning's distractions put extra pressure on students with ADHD

With less structure and supervision than is typically provided inside a classroom, remote classes lean hard on already stressed parents to help students with ADHD stay focused and engaged.
by Jon Hamilton

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Minn. Catholic schools begin to open their doors for in-person learning

Minn. Catholic schools begin to open their doors for in-person learning

As many public schools prepare for distance learning, some Catholic schools are starting the school year with in-person instruction. School leaders say they’re seeing a boom in enrollment, and they’re implementing new protocols to help protect its students and staff from the coronavirus.
by Myah Christenson

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View from the classroom: First grade in Eden Prairie

Morning Edition has been checking in with educators throughout the pandemic, and will continue doing so this fall. On Monday, host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Eden Prairie first grade teacher Maria Villavicencio. School starts in Eden Prairie on Wednesday.
by Cathy Wurzer and Britta Greene

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How many coronavirus cases are happening in schools? This tracker keeps count

How many coronavirus cases are happening in schools? This tracker keeps count

Alisha Morris, a Kansas theater teacher, created a database of COVID-19 cases in schools. Now maintained by the National Education Association, it shares data that some schools prefer to keep quiet.
by Simone Popperl, Bo Hamby and Steve Inskeep

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Can a ‘pandemic pod’ stem the widening education gap? One neighborhood group wants to try

Can a ‘pandemic pod’ stem the widening education gap? One neighborhood group wants to try

As many schools go virtual, families have been organizing spaces and interviewing private tutors who would run smaller makeshift classrooms at home or other sites away from crowded school buildings. But in light of concerns about widening inequities, one Minneapolis neighborhood is using the pod model to help students who would fall behind without additional support.
by Riham Feshir

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U of M regents agree to delay in-person classes on Twin Cities, Rochester, Duluth campuses

U of M regents agree to delay in-person classes on Twin Cities, Rochester, Duluth campuses

University of Minnesota undergraduate students in the Twin Cities and two other campuses will have to wait at least two weeks to walk back into the classroom and move into their dorm rooms, the Board of Regents decided Monday.
by Peter Cox

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Cracking the 'giant jigsaw puzzle': Minnesota schools scale back reopening plans

Cracking the 'giant jigsaw puzzle': Minnesota schools scale back reopening plans

Minnesota’s constellation of school plans is beginning to take shape. But rising case rates, uncertainty, budget constraints and pushback from teachers means many districts have already scaled back plans for in-person learning.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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