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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Pawlenty tells lawmakers to pass teacher proposals
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is insisting that the Legislature pass his proposals to bring changes to the teaching profession.
Dakota County authorities say an eighth grader who brought a gun to the Hastings Middle School on Monday admitted he tried to fire the weapon, but it malfunctioned.
Feds pitch revamped school lunches to students
A school food overhaul looming in Congress, which aims to reduce childhood obesity, went over like a wet potato chip at a Colorado school Tuesday where federal agriculture officials pitched the plan.
Minnesota regroups on "Race to the Top"
Gov. Tim Pawlenty will meet with his education commissioner and other education leaders from around Minnesota today. They'll discuss the state's failed bid for millions of dollars in federal funds for schools, and whether to apply for that money again.
State won't reapply for ed money unless laws change
The Pawlenty administration says it won't apply for a second round of federal education money unless lawmakers make several changes to state laws.
The Minneapolis School District will hold two meetings this week to discuss plans for a new headquarters building.
Federal investigators say the state Education Department didn't discriminate in its probes of the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy charter school in Inver Grove Heights.
University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks has canceled his State of the University Address because of laryngitis.
Minnesota faltering in education's 'Race to the Top?'
Two other states received $100-500 million in federal "Race to the Top" money for their schools, and Minnesota's application didn't even make the final cut. Can Minnesota be a leader in education?