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Juxtaposition Arts has designs on a bigger, bolder future
The north Minneapolis nonprofit is embarking on a major expansion of its offerings, which it hopes will allow its students to move from designing products to building them, too.
Meet the Minnesota kids at the National Spelling Bee, and the words that took them down
There is nothing quite so simultaneously sweet, inspiring and heartbreaking as the Scripps National Spelling Bee. This year seven Minnesota students made it to the competition. None of them made it to the final round.
Law school reckoning: University of Minnesota wants more subsidies to stay selective
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.
Teacher removed from Minnesota board over Trump comments
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.
Education department launches 'top-to-bottom' review of teachers' grant program
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.
Education Department launches 'top-to-bottom' review of teachers' grant program
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.
Cash-strapped schools await word of veto decisions
Gov. Dayton has threatened to block bills that include one-time money for safety improvements and other uses.