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Minnesota voters to consider increasing Permanent School Fund payout
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (497+ words) EAST GRAND FORKS — Just one measure will appear statewide on Minnesota ballots on Nov. 3. It asks a simple question: Should school districts receive a larger payout from the state’s Permanent School Fund? “The fund is a great legacy that’s been…...
Indiana University Bloomington AAUP Chapter
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (205+ words) This chapter profile is part of the preview of the fall 2026 issue of Academe. The full issue will be released in October. We learned more about the chapter from executive committee members Andy Bruno, Alison Calhoun, nicholae cline, Trish Kerlé,…...
Minnesota State prepares to pilot new technology to combat financial aid fraud. Is it enough?
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (1349+ words) 'Ghost students' are a growing national financial aid fraud problem largely targeting public two-year institutions like Century College....
Photos: As summer ends, Minnesota students head back to school
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (506+ words) The first day of school for many Minnesotans took place on Tuesday. MPR visited Duluth, Mankato, Coon Rapids and St. Paul to check in on how things were starting off. Rain showers welcomed students at Duluth’s morning drop-off. Arne Lindelolf…...
New law closes loophole in Minnesota school bus safety regulations
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (396+ words) As kids around Minnesota head back to school this week, a new state law requires drivers to stop earlier when approaching a school bus that is picking up or dropping off students. The updated law bars drivers from passing any…...
The state of labor in Minnesota in seven charts
6+ day, 31+ min ago (699+ words) MINNESOTA (Minnesota Reformer) – Minnesota’s labor market faced some turbulence over the past year, in part from the surge in immigration enforcement over the winter that left many immigrants afraid to leave their homes to work and shop. Unemployment in the…...
Rising diesel prices burn through school and bus operator budgets
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (434+ words) The start of a new school year means the big yellow buses are back on the road. But school districts are facing an increasing strain on their budgets in order to keep the wheels on the bus going ‘round and…...
‘Where is our friend?’ ICE surge trauma lingers for preschool kids, teachers
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (872+ words) The flood of federal immigration agents into Minnesota last winter had a lasting impact on some of the youngest Minnesotans. At childcares across the region, classmates were suddenly gone, teachers were tense and families scared. Those effects have spilled into…...
7 Tales of Brooklyn Educational Institutions
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (352+ words) We have rounded up a few Brooklyn tales of schools, buildings, and students this Labor Day weekend before school resumes. Summer vacations are winding down with the last hurrah of the Labor Day weekend and students are headed into another…...
Doors open on Duluth Public Schools' education center
1+ week, 2+ day ago (438+ words) DULUTH — It’s been three years since Duluth Public Schools purchased 424 W. First Street, the former home of the Duluth News Tribune, with plans to turn the downtown building into an education center. With less than a week before the start…...