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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Minnesota schools just got unprecedented funding. Here’s why they’re still making cuts
Some Minnesota districts are laying off staff, closing schools and enlarging class sizes. A rise in state funding has lessened the need for budget cuts but, in many places, not eliminated them entirely.
U students to see tuition increases in the fall
Students on the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses of the University of Minnesota will see a 3.5 percent tuition increase this fall. Students on other campuses will see smaller bumps. Officials say grant and other funding will help blunt the effects.
No Excuses: Race and reckoning at a Chicago charter school
Coming up at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, MPR News with Angela Davis presents an award-winning education documentary from APM Reports about a Chicago charter school trying to reinvent itself after its policies were accused of being racist.
Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies
Less than one-fifth the largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers, and only a handful of states guarantee it. That leaves few options for educators who want to start a family.
Thousands of Minnesota students compete in Alexandria for target shooting as sport gains popularity
Clay target shooting is a rapidly growing high school sport in Minnesota. Thousands of Minnesota high school students are in Alexandria, Minn., this week for what organizers say is the largest clay target shooting competition in the country.
St. Cloud State University eliminates programs, lays off faculty due to enrollment decline
University administrators say the cuts are necessary to fix a looming $24 million budget deficit caused by a decline in student enrollment. But some faculty worry that St. Cloud State’s push to expand online courses is making things worse.
Survey: Americans split on whether schools should teach ongoing effects of slavery, racism
The McCourtney Institute for Democracy’s latest Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted with 1,000 American adults May 12 through 18, 2023 finds that nine in ten American adults think schools have a responsibility to teach children about slavery, but only half think those lessons should extend to “the ongoing effects of slavery and racism in the United States.”