Education

Kids and grown-ups can both experience anxiety when it comes to math. One college professor has an assignment to help banish the dread.

Al Levin thinks two groups face unique mental health challenges: men and educators.

The 120-page ruling concluded that Marquette University breached its contract guaranteeing academic freedom with former professor John McAdams.

The mortgage holders on the downtown St. Paul school building are almost certain to get the building. But that doesn't mean students and faculty members owed money will get much, if anything, out of the liquidation of the music college.

Conservative groups are suing the University of Minnesota, arguing that the school violated their free speech rights by moving a conservative speaker to its smaller St. Paul campus.

New documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed.

Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can certainly handle grading students' essays.

At the third annual Path to College Walk children marched with parents, teachers and members of the community in north Minneapolis Friday.

A brand new Bell Museum opens next month in a new location, after being closed for three years. We get a preview of the renowned dioramas and planetarium.

The data on arts instruction came out after a parent sought the info -- and found it was unavailable.

Higher enrollment would put the district in line for more state money.

The tragedy in Parkland, Fla., this year kicked off a national debate over how to reduce school violence: through tighter security and tougher discipline ... or more help for troubled students?

The White House unveiled a plan today to merge the Education and Labor Departments into a single Cabinet agency: the Department of Education and the Workforce.

As part of the initiative, TPT has organized a collection of exhibits and installments remembering the people who lived through the conflict. The collection will be on display at the Minnesota State Capitol Grounds this weekend.

The raccoon that scaled a St. Paul skyscraper last week inspired a series of kooky and creative works across the country. Among those creations is a series of drawings by the readers of a daily news publication for kids.

Changing Rural Narratives: a Ground Level Conversation in Grand Rapids

The mummified monkey that was discovered in the air ducts of the old Dayton's department store in Minneapolis earlier this year has found a new home.

St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., is being sued by one of its own graduates who wants his donation back. Roger Lindmark, a 1974 grad, gave $300,000 to St. John's with settlement money he won from lawsuits against big corporations.

With teen pregnancy rates in some communities stubbornly high, one school district is trying something different: staff the schools with a midwife.

Teachers had a chance to practice starts, stops, turn signals and other skills.