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A St. Cloud State University professor has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that her First Amendment rights are being violated because she's represented by a union with whom she disagrees.
Trump criticizes LeBron James hours before Ohio rally
Ahead of campaigning in Ohio on Saturday, President Donald Trump unleashed a withering attack on the state's favorite son, savaging LeBron James in a late-night tweet that derided the intelligence of one of the nation's most prominent African-American men.
Human Rights Department analyzes discipline disparities at MN schools
A recent analysis by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights found that students of color make up 31 percent of the population, yet those students received 66 percent of all suspensions and expulsions in the last five years.
DeVos seeks to rewrite the rules on higher ed
The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education.
Minnehaha Academy ready to rebuild a year after deadly explosion
Hundreds of students, staff, families and alumni gathered Thursday at Minnehaha Academy to remember those killed in the 2017 natural gas blast, and to celebrate the future.
Leech Lake's 'Bug' school finally gets its new building
A host of federal officials attended the dedication of a new building at the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig tribal school on the Leech Lake Reservation Monday.
DeVos to make it tougher for defrauded students to seek debt relief
The Trump administration is proposing new rules that make it harder for defrauded students to get relief from the federal government, in an attempt to save taxpayers money.
Red Lake language camp rebuilds Ojibwe traditions
Over three days in the woods of Ponemah, Minn., local elders teach kids how to make mosquito repellent from plants, how to wrap drumsticks, and how to pronounce simple phrases in the Ojibwe language.