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Democrat House Member’s Children benefited from Scholarship fund he manages

State Representative Joe Atkins, (D-Inver Grove Heights) is in the hot seat after the Star Tribune reported that all three of his children received college scholarships from the BEST Foundation, a charity arm of the Inver Grove Heights school district where Atkins has been employed as executive director for the last 20 years.

DEVELOPING: Letters between U of MN leaders reveal concerns about fetal...

University not only obtained fetal tissue from Advanced Biosciences Resources, but also Stem Express.

Close Three Elementary Schools? Not So Fast: Legal Action Possible Against...

A Minnesota school district faces possible legal action by citizens opposed to the proposed closure of three elementary schools. Stating that the district has lost the "fundamental trust of the citizens," the group claims that a lawsuit would be "designed to protect everyone in the district from arbitrary, rushed and capricious overreach by the board and district leadership."

State legislator asks University of Minnesota sharp questions on fetal tissue...

More questions than answers from the University of Minnesota and their fetal tissue research program.

Teen Sentenced in SPPS Central High School Teacher Assault

Teen accused of assaulting St. Paul Public Schools Central High School teacher sentenced to 90 days probation.

Minnesota Student Association Passes 9/11 Commemoration

The Minnesota Student Association voted to have a commemorative event on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11th after facing weeks of national criticism for originally voting against it.

School’s Anti-Bullying & Gender Identity Policies Clash With Concerned Parents

Is Nova Classical Academy embroiled in controversy over a five-year old boy's decision to wear a dress to school or is the controversy about the school's decision to change to a radical gender inclusion policy?

BREAKING: University obtained fetal parts directly from abortion clinic.

Vice President for Research at the University of Minnesota, tells state Legislator that the University-- at some point-- had procured fetal parts directly from Meadowbrook Women's Clinic in Minneapolis.

Rochester School District goes after local Tea Party

It's getting heated in Rochester, where local spending increases could give homeowners a nearly 9% property tax hike. Now the school district has an attorney at taxpayer expense.

Students Push for Divestment at University of Minnesota

Last week the Students for the Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities released a statement calling for divestment from companies profiting off of human rights violations and violations of international law.