Play3min 31secSouthwest High School goes for national chess 'three-peat'April 18, 2008 3:00 AMBy Tim NelsonSouthwest High competes for its third national chess championship this weekend in Atlanta.
Citibank suspends student loans to two year collegesApril 17, 2008 3:00 PMBy Art HughesBanking giant Citibank says it will no longer offer student loans at two-year colleges, because they are no longer profitable.
Play6min 48secGrammar Grater: Itinerant EditorsApril 17, 2008 12:27 PMJeff Deck of the Typo Eradication Advancement League (or TEAL) and his friends are touring the United States in the hope of eliminating misspellings and bad punctuation from public signage
Girls play more sports, but are less activeApril 14, 2008 7:47 AMBy Toni RandolphMore girls are participating in organized sports at all levels, but they're less physically active overall, according to a study released today by the University of Minnesota.
Play2min 24secTutu brings message of peace to Twin Cities youthApril 11, 2008 4:49 PMBy Art HughesNobel Peace Prize laureate Archibishop Desmond Tutu is in the Twin Cities for a series of events centered around promoting peace among young people. He spoke to a capacity crowd in Minneapolis this morning, saying young people bring about important changes that improve society.
Maine educator to lead Moorhead State Univ.April 11, 2008 7:40 AMBy Dan GundersonIf the MNSCU board approves, Edna Szymanksi will replace MSUM president Roland Barden, who is retiring.
Center wants to smooth transition to collegeApril 11, 2008 7:20 AMBy Art HughesEvery high school should be a college prep school. That's one of the goals expressed Thursday by members of the University of Minnesota's College Readiness center.
Masons give $65M to UMinn for cancer researchApril 10, 2008 10:30 AMBy Lorna BensonThe University of Minnesota says it's getting its largest gift ever - $65 million to the university's Cancer Center.
Play2min 34secCharter school's religious activities focus of state investigationApril 10, 2008 3:00 AMBy Tim NelsonState education officials say they're investigating claims that a publicly-funded Inver Grove Heights charter school is offering religious instruction to students in violation of the law. Tarek ibn Zayad Academy in Inver Grove Heights focuses on Middle Eastern culture.
Tim Walz wants to revamp GI BillApril 9, 2008 8:15 AMBy Sea StachuraRepresentative Tim Walz says he wants to update the GI Bill in this Congress this year. He wants to use the GI Bill as a sort of economic stimulus package for them.