Tag: education
Legislator authors academic freedom bill for faculty, opposes similar measure for...
A St. John’s University professor moonlighting as a legislator is carrying a bill this session that would codify into law “academic freedom” protections for post-secondary faculty....
Republicans accuse DFL, Walz of playing politics with MCA results release...
For more than 20 years the Minnesota Department of Education has released to the public aggregated results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment test during...
Rochester counselor blows whistle on trans ‘guidelines’ that district was ‘trying...
A Rochester Public Schools student counselor is blowing the whistle on the district’s “administrative guidelines” for supporting “transgender and gender-expansive students,” which she says...
Mayo Clinic argues it has legal right to punish professors for...
(The College Fix) -- The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine is asking a judge to dismiss three of five claims lodged by a professor suing the...
Allie Howell: Lakeville schools’ classic violation of the First Amendment
Today, we are talking about our lawsuit Cajune v. Independent School District 194. Back in 2020, in the wake of the death of George...
Districts across Minnesota face major budget shortfalls
Schools districts across the state are projecting substantial budget deficits for the next school year.
According to a survey released last month by the Association...
Burnsville student faces felony charges for bringing gun to school
A Burnsville High School student is facing two felony charges for bringing a firearm to school last week, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced.
Alonzo...
‘Ban on book bans’ included in education bill passed by DFL...
A proposed statewide “ban on book bans” in public schools and libraries is just one of about 100 new provisions contained in a DFL-backed omnibus education...
Hundreds of high school students opt out of Osseo’s LGBTQ lesson
Hundreds of high school students opted out of an “LGBTQIA+ History and Culture” lesson this week in the Osseo Area Schools district.
The district confirmed...
U of M law school stops barring male and white students...
(The College Fix) -- A University of Minnesota Law School full-ride diversity fellowship sponsored by the Jones Day law firm will now consider white...