Tag: education
Roseville school board wants to scrap public comment to silence dissent,...
A Roseville parent compared the school board's attempt to shut down public comment at board meetings to tactics used to silence dissenters in communist...
Commentary: Shutdowns caused an educational crisis
While shutting down schools was understandable during the initial few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a catastrophic mistake to keep the gates...
Caryn Sullivan: Jensen suggests ‘big, bold’ alternatives to a failing school...
It was a devastating week for the education establishment. Across the country, headlines blasted the news: students lost decades of achievement during COVID lockdowns....
Emails reveal teachers union given inside access to Walz admin during...
Several emails show that the largest teachers union in Minnesota had privileged access to Gov. Tim Walz's administration during the early days of the...
Jensen calls for more parent involvement, school choice in education plan
Republican Dr. Scott Jensen called for a “new attitude” toward education in Minnesota when releasing his “plan for educational excellence” at the State Fair...
Commentary: Why Johnny can’t read — 100 years of teaching without...
The Minnesota Department of Education just released test scores for 2022. More than 50% of Minnesota third-graders didn’t pass the state reading test. Over...
Minnesota public schools continue to fall behind in student proficiency
Nearly 400 public schools throughout Minnesota are set to receive additional support from the state education department as student proficiency scores continue to lag...
Caryn Sullivan: Friday Food for Thought
With traditional values under siege, it often feels like we’re living in an inside out, upside down world, where right is wrong, and left...
Licensure changes ask teachers to make students ‘agents of social change’
The Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB), whose members are appointed by the governor, is revising its "standards of effective practice" for...
Minneapolis schools sued over racially discriminatory teachers contract
Minneapolis Public Schools was sued Tuesday over a clause in its teachers contract that calls for laying off white teachers first.
The contract was agreed...