Education News

MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants
By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
Sex ed in Minnesota schools is up for a rewrite: 4 things to know
Lawmakers, advocates, students and teachers are working now to update standards for teaching sexual health education in schools. But the topic is uncomfortable and reaching a deal will be a challenge. Here’s where things stand now.
Minnesota child care centers struggling with rising costs, enrollment shifts
Enrollment is rising again at Minnesota child care operations but the counts remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new statewide survey that also found providers facing challenges with staffing and operating costs.
April storm leads to second day of school delays, e-learning days across Minnesota
Many school districts across central and northern Minnesota are starting classes late Thursday morning — or moving to online learning — to give crews more time to clear streets and highways, after a spring storm dropped more than a foot of snow.
U of M faculty accuse university leadership of censoring statements on war in Gaza
Faculty members at the University of Minnesota are accusing university leaders of censorship, after statements in support of Palestinians were removed from the websites of six U of M departments and centers.
What Trump’s executive orders mean for Native American students in Minnesota
At the core of what’s called the federal government’s “trust responsibility” to tribal nations is the idea that in exchange for nearly two billion acres of land cessions nationwide, the federal government has an obligation to make good on treaties and legal agreements.