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The Anoka-Hennepin School Board listened to testimony but took no action Monday evening after a group presented a petition seeking the ouster of one member of the district's anti-bullying task force.
Little War on the Prairie: The 1862 US Dakota War
A Mankato native, John Biewen, revisits the places where the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 took place, and explores the way this history is told.
Some school districts in Minnesota want parents to pick up the tab for insuring expensive tablet computers that are given to students.
Compensation for private college presidents has continued to drift upward, while the number crossing the $1 million barrier -- a signal of prestige, and a magnet for criticism -- held steady at 36, according to a new survey.
A new version of the income-based federal student loan repayment program that's more favorable to many borrowers will go into effect starting Dec. 21, according to regulations scheduled for publication Friday.
The NAACP is going on the offensive on education, deploying volunteers across the country in its biggest push for a public education overhaul since the nation's classrooms were ordered desegregated in 1954, the civil rights group said.
Dibble confident Legislature will pass new anti-bullying law in 2013
State Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, said he's "reasonably confident" Minnesota lawmakers will approve a new bullying prevention law for the state next year. Dibble has sponsored anti-bullying legislation at the state Capitol for several years.
Advocates for children revealed their top legislative priority at an annual children and youth issues briefing Tuesday.
The nation's oldest university has formally recognized Harvard College Munch, a group promoting discussions and safe practices of kinky and alternative sex.