Tag: Minneapolis Public Schools
St. Paul refuses to drop mask mandate for students
St. Paul Public Schools voted this week against a resolution that would make masks optional for students and faculty.
St. Paul is one of a...
29,000 Minneapolis kids without school for 10th day
(The Center Square) — First, COVID-19 disrupted classes in 2020, and now it's teachers keeping kids out of class in 2022.
More than 29,000 Minneapolis...
Commentary: Minneapolis teachers strike illustrates need for school accountability
Minneapolis teachers are on strike. Teachers demand wage increases, smaller classes, and more mental health resources for students. Minneapolis leaders respond that they have...
Up to 300 teachers miss school each day in Minneapolis
On the first Monday of the new year, after an extended winter break, Minneapolis reported that 285 teachers were absent.
The Minneapolis Public Schools system...
School districts begin mandating masks for upcoming school year
As CDC guidance changes, school districts across the state are grappling with the polarizing issue of mask mandates, in many cases opting for another...
Minnesota education is creeping left — but one proposal stands out
Altering Minnesota's public school curriculum has been a hot-button issue in recent months— but one common-sense proposal may bring unity to the education conversation.
The...
New Minnesota education standards center around LGBT issues, race, climate change
Minnesota's newly proposed social studies standards for public schools place significant emphasis on race, gender, climate change and LGBT issues.
Under the first draft of...
Minneapolis Public Schools spend $26K per student annually
Everyone knows that COVID has disrupted the education system like nothing else in recent memory. But as time goes on it appears that this...
Henry Sibley High drops ‘Of Mice and Men’ after complaints
Henry Sibley High School recently set aside “Of Mice and Men” and “Montana 1948” from its curriculum after receiving complaints from parents.
Henry Sibley High...
New ethnic studies requirement seeks to turn Minneapolis students into ‘agents of...
The Minneapolis Board of Education hopes its new ethnic studies requirement will help students develop “skills to become agents of change” and create a...