Education

As many as 40 students in the lunch line Monday had their hot lunches taken off their trays, thrown in the trash and replaced with a cold lunch when a lunchroom staff member at the register saw that they had outstanding lunch debts of more than $15.

When you teach kids about climate change, experts say, you're supposed to tell them the truth, but you're also supposed to talk to them about possible solutions. One middle school in St. Louis Park is doing that in a very hands-on way.

With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR.

There were quite a few happy superintendents across the state Wednesday morning, especially in rural Minnesota where voters backed many school spending requests.

Citizens in the southwestern Minnesota town of Worthington have approved nearly $34 million in new borrowing to expand schools filled to overflowing in recent years by an influx of immigrants.

Moorhead will also see former city council member Larry Seljevold and Steve Lindaas join the city council.

Minnesota is holding an off-year election on Tuesday, and there’s a lot at stake for its public schools. Here’s what you need to know about what’s on the ballot in Minnesota when it comes to paying for schools.

Schools in rural districts have struggled to pass property tax increases to pay for new schools at least in part because farmers have often opposed big property tax increases on farm land. A new tax credit will significantly reduce the share farmers pay, and rural schools hope the change will make it easier to replace aging buildings.

For young school students, a Minnesota parent wants to know whether 30 minutes of recess and only one or two days of PE is enough to help with their development, especially in a colder climate where outside play is limited.

Chicago teachers and the nation's third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 days of classes for more than 300,000 students.