Education Week: Minnesota

Minn. tests alternative to No Child Left Behind

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Minn. efforts to stem teen pregnancy effective

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Seniority still rules in Minn. teacher layoffs

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:05:00 -0400

Minn. Gov. Appoints Anti-Bullying Panel

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

A panel of 15 prominent Minnesotans got to work last week on a plan for eliminating bullying.

Minn. District Settles Lawsuit Over Bullying

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:03:00 -0400

The agreement ends a federal probe into whether Anoka-Hennepin schools could have done more to address gay-related bullying.

State of the States

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.

Minn. Law to Require Skills Test for Teachers

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill that requires teachers to pass a skills test in order to get a state license.

District Ends Rule on Teacher Neutrality

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:02:00 -0500

The school board in Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin district has voted to end a policy in which teachers had to remain neutral if issues of sexual identity came up in class.

States Promise Higher Standards for NCLB Leniency

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:12:00 -0500

Minnesota is the only applicant that did not adopt the common-core standards and is not taking part in designing common assessments.

Board Races in N.C., Minn. Draw Voter Interest

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0500

While school board races tend to be sleepy affairs, a handful of elections around the country drew high voter turnout and—in some cases—plenty of campaign cash.

Schools Must Report Harassment of Somalis

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0400

A settlement ending a federal civil rights investigation of the treatment of Somali students in St. Cloud, Minn., requires the school district to report all future allegations of harassment.

Fight Against Bullying Moves to Congress

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:11:00 -0400

Most states have laws addressing bullying but now federal lawmakers are getting in the game.

Former Chief Adds to Eden Prairie Story

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

Students No Longer Walking to School, Despite Millions Spent

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

The Safe Routes to School program has received $820 million in federal aid to promote walking to school and reducing childhood obesity, but changing public behavior has proven challenging.

School Boundary Plan Divides Minn. Suburb

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:10:00 -0400

An assignment plan intended to keep schools socioeconomically balanced spurs a bitter debate in suburban Eden Prairie.