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Ojibwe jingle dress brings education, healing to the State Fair

Ojibwe jingle dress brings education, healing to the State Fair

Regalia made in remembrance of Indigenous people impacted by violence is on display in the State Fair’s Fine Arts Center. The jingle dress features names of missing and murdered relatives inside red handprints.
by Melissa Olson

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Trial starts for former teacher accused of grooming, sexually assaulting student

Trial starts for former teacher accused of grooming, sexually assaulting student

The trial began Monday for a former teacher, accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a former student when she was 14 years old. Abdul J. Wright was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct after the woman’s mother reported the allegations, which date to 2017.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota Senate candidates move forward after primaries to fill two seats

Minnesota Senate candidates move forward after primaries to fill two seats

The special primaries determined which candidates advance to the Nov. 4 special general elections for the Senate District 29 and 47 seats. The results could determine which party controls the chamber.
by Dana Ferguson

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A window into America’s high schools slams shut

A window into America’s high schools slams shut

For decades, the federal government has surveyed high school students — and repeatedly followed up with them as adults. The goal was to gather data on their educational choices and careers so researchers could draw connections between them. Trump put an end to that effort as part of his quest to dissolve the Department of Education.
by Carmela Guaglianone and Kate Martin

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‘At what point does it break?’ Nation’s Report Card at risk, researchers say

‘At what point does it break?’ Nation’s Report Card at risk, researchers say

The National Assessment of Educational Progress is one of the few federal education initiatives that the Trump Administration has vowed to preserve. But the administration has slashed the staff responsible for keeping the series of tests up to date. And the board overseeing the assessment has eliminated more than a dozen scheduled tests over the next seven years, citing “cost efficiencies.”
by Kate Martin

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Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment

Lawsuit saves massive reading experiment

The Trump administration tried to kill the largest reading experiment ever funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s research arm — just months before the yearslong study was complete. The administration agreed to finish the research only after it was sued.
by Christopher Peak

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‘Our way of life’: State Fair traditions keep a Minnesota farm family close across generations

‘Our way of life’: State Fair traditions keep a Minnesota farm family close across generations

Sarah Schmidt hoped her kids would take to the farm life she grew up with and maybe show their animals at the State Fair. Years of early mornings, livestock shows and ribbons prove she didn’t have to worry.
by Sam Stroozas

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Minnesota health insurance premiums set to rise in 2026

Minnesota health insurance premiums set to rise in 2026

Federal Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the year, increasing costs for many Minnesotans.
by Erica Zurek

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