Twin Cities college students are unusually energized for the midterms
Voters will make their final decision at the polls Tuesday, and a group not known for showing up seems unusually energized to cast a ballot.
Watch CBS News
Voters will make their final decision at the polls Tuesday, and a group not known for showing up seems unusually energized to cast a ballot.
The St. Paul Board of Education will hold a special meeting Friday afternoon to evaluate a revised plan to get out of a multi-million-dollar hole after significant pushback from parents and teachers.
Parents of students in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, gathered for a community safety meeting on Wednesday night, about a month after a shooting cut the high school's homecoming football game short.
Minnesota voters will decide some big races in the midterm election next week, and school funding will be on a lot of ballots.
The district and teachers' union are recommending early retirements and unfilled vacancies after an earlier plan to cut up to 18 teachers drew backlash. The school board is set to take up the revised proposal Friday.
Colorful fall leaves and chilly, rainy weather greeted students from Lucy Laney Elementary School on Tuesday as they celebrated the completion of improvements at Cleveland Park in north Minneapolis.
Homework might be one of the last things kids want to do after a long day at school. But the right routine can ease the annoyance and foster success.
Makayla Craig, 29, was sentenced last year for trying to enroll in an Oregon school as a 15-year-old. Now Craig faces three felony forgery charges in Minnesota, and it's not clear how Craig got here.
Leaders celebrated at Justice Alan Page Elementary in Maplewood as the state's Solar for Schools program, now approaching its fifth year, helps push Minnesota past the 400 mark by the end of the year.
After about five hours and chants of "let them speak," the board put off a decision until the end of the month. District officials say they're losing nearly $5 million because of lower enrollment.
Artificial intelligence in the classroom is a hot topic, and one Minnesota school district is aiming to get on top of the tech with a new policymaking group.
The St. Paul Federation of Educators says up to 18 English learner teachers could be cut midyear, affecting at least two dozen schools. The school board is set to discuss the proposal Tuesday.
Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday. Traumatic incidents can be tough for kids and adults to understand.
The plan would send $10 million to St. Cloud State and $4.8 million to Bemidji State, with most of the money coming from two-year schools. Trustees vote Oct. 14. College presidents, students and employees have objected.
Minneapolis Public Schools leaders say the district will not be moving forward with a controversial plan that would have closed more than a dozen schools.
