Tag: education
Majority of 2500 Spanish-speaking students recently enrolled at MPS are ‘new-to-country’
According to officials with Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), a majority of Spanish-speaking students who enrolled at MPS in the last year are "new-to-country."
In a...
A Hopkins middle school demonstrates education is not values-neutral
(Opportunity for All Kids) -- A Minnesota public school recently received some press from the rather infamous Twitter/X personality “Libs of TikTok.”
As the post...
St. Louis Park High School cancels classes Friday after multiple fights...
St. Louis Park High School canceled classes Friday after multiple fights broke out late in the school day Thursday.
“The high school will be closed...
Superintendent’s power needs to be curtailed, says Elk River board member
Elk River’s superintendent continues to face criticism from school board members who believe he has undermined their ability to effectively represent their constituents.
The superintendent...
Unmasking Minnesota’s teacher certification standards
In April of 2023 Minnesota’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) released their new teacher licensing standards. They adopted these standards even though...
School board members say they won’t re-sign ‘ethics’ policy that was...
Two pro-parent Elk River (ISD 728) school board members said the school board "code of ethics" gives the superintendent too much power and they...
Education Minnesota told affiliated teachers union to ignore the law, order...
According to an order from the Office of Administrative Hearings, Education Minnesota, one of the largest and most influential unions in the state, told...
Claudine Gay will resign as Harvard president
(The College Fix) -- Claudine Gay will resign as president of Harvard University, the Ivy League school announced today.
She has repeatedly faced plagiarism accusations, including a fresh complaint filed...
Left-wing lawyer claims alerting parents to LGBT content may violate law
Alerting parents to the presence of LGBTQ materials in school curriculum could violate the Minnesota Human Rights Act, an attorney with Gender Justice claimed.
In...
The hostile takeover of education in Minnesota
Last fall, the Duluth News Tribune reported:
"The spring 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress results released Monday, Oct. 24, show Minnesota eighth-graders' math test scores...