Education
The University of Minnesota is finally seeing a slight increase in enrollment after a huge decrease in the early 2010s. But the school is still hurting financially and relying on subsidies to maintain its stature.
A former Minnesota Teacher of the Year has lost her position on a state licensing board after using an expletive in a social media post criticizing President Donald Trump.
As graduates stream out of colleges, diplomas in hand, what do they need to know about finding work?
Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back.
Gov. Dayton has threatened to block bills that include one-time money for safety improvements and other uses.
At session's end, it appears that money for capital improvements at the state's college and university systems came through, though not to the levels colleges wanted.
Given current events, losing St. Paul Central's Russian program would be a blow, the teacher says.
In the aftermath of the deadliest public school shooting in Texas history, early witness accounts and recordings from emergency dispatch describe a 30-minute nightmare.
Survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, took to social media to express outrage and heartbreak after the Friday school shooting in Texas, where authorities say a gunman opened fire, killing 10 people.
The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School posted an image on Facebook of himself wearing a "Born to Kill" shirt and used his father's shotgun and pistol in the attack that left 10 dead and 10 wounded.
Robbyn Wacker of the University of Northern Colorado has been chosen as the new president of St. Cloud State University.
Special education accounts for one-fifth of education spending, and costs are growing.
Human brains are still developing throughout our teenage and early adult years. Knowing more about the way they work can teach us about how schools can work, too.
Starting Saturday, the St. Paul Public Library is joining a national effort that provides "pop-up" libraries in laundromats.
Brenda Nolby navigated some tough economic times. But the Ham Lake entrepreneur proved her staying power. Now her studio is thriving, and she's Minnesota's Small Business Person of the Year.
Current policy tells schools to "strive to eliminate" holiday programs.
Every teacher started as a student inspired by their teachers. In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, MPR News asked some of the state's best instructors about the teachers who inspired them. Here's what they said.
The trustee in the case says a deal with the mortgage holder on the school's downtown St. Paul building could bring a sale within two months.
The event at the State Fairgrounds aims to bridge the gulf that divides rural and urban young people.
For many teachers, working with students is more than a full-time job. Here are three educators coming up with innovative solutions to the classroom challenges they face.