Tag: Public Schools
Students statewide plan walkout to protest police brutality
High school students around the state are planning to walk out of their classrooms Monday to protest police brutality following the killing of Daunte...
White Bear Lake superintendent calls threatening messages to students a ‘hoax’
White Bear Lake High School students were sent threats last week via Instagram, a situation since deemed a “hoax” by the district's superintendent.
Students held...
Minnesota Senate OKs COVID-19 learning loss recovery bills
(The Center Square) — The GOP-led Minnesota Senate recently approved several bills that aim to support families and teachers in recovering from learning loss...
Anoka-Hennepin agrees to $300,000 settlement in transgender locker room case
The Anoka-Hennepin School District has agreed to pay $300,000 in a settlement with a former student who identifies as male (a biological female) and...
Democrats say school discipline differs based on students’ race, want suspension...
A bill introduced in the Minnesota House would prevent students in prekindergarten through third grade from being suspended or expelled as a disciplinary measure.
“Disparities...
Woke educators release letter declaring objective math a form of ‘white...
(Foundation for Economic Education) — Mandatory teaching standards that focus on critical theory and identity politics to the detriment of liberalism and individualism are already...
Commentary: The revolution in Minnesota’s schools
In fall 2020, a fourth-grade class in Burnsville read a book that warns students that police are “mean” to black people, but “nice” to...
Senator introduces bill to remove governor’s authority to close schools unilaterally
State Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, recently introduced legislation that would prevent Gov. Tim Walz, and any future governors, from closing schools via executive order.
Nelson,...
Education union wants a ‘racial equity’ fund, elimination of licensing exams
Education Minnesota, the state's largest education union, released its goals for the new legislative session, which include getting rid of "racially biased" teaching exams,...
Rochester superintendent plagiarized his Thanksgiving message to staff
Rochester Public Schools Superintendent Michael Muñoz plagiarized a Thanksgiving message sent to his district's staff.
Teachers uncovered the superintendent's plagiarism after they noticed that his...