Gov. Tim Walz signs universal school meals bill into law
Gov. Tim Walz put his signature on the universal school meals bill Friday afternoon, providing free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 students, regardless of their parents' income.
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Gov. Tim Walz put his signature on the universal school meals bill Friday afternoon, providing free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 students, regardless of their parents' income.
A Minnesota state senator's comments over the passage of a bill this week that would provide free meals to all students, regardless of income, are drawing criticism on the national stage.
Kennedy High School's Rhythm in Gold is attaining accolades, but as their season ends, they're facing one final challenge.
It's a method called "money parenting," and it's all about teaching kids about money and how it works. There's different strategies on how to implement this into a child's life.
"The data is easy to find. I guarantee that we have students looking at it right now saying, 'Oh my god, that's my name I see,'" said teacher Claire Watne.
"You hear this all the time in the workplace, especially now, we need to be more inclusive, we need to be more welcoming. Well this is where it starts. It starts with our youth," said Special Olympics' Dave Dorn.
Minnesota is inching closer to offering free breakfast and lunch in school for all students, regardless of how much money their parents make, after the state Senate approved legislation Tuesday.
Here's why some people care about pi and its day of celebration, March 14.
All week, high school students from Minneapolis's Minnehaha Academy will be outside of their classrooms. Instead of being at school, they'll be learning lessons by serving the community.
Johnson -- called Minnesota's "first lady of civil rights" and known for her tireless fight for equity in the state -- has been awarded the Regents Award.
Supporters of naloxone in schools are optimistic about the legislation's chances this year. This marked the first hearing for the bill, and it's been introduced in the last few sessions.
Census data shows women are nearly half of the U.S. workforce but only 27% of STEM workers.
Minneapolis Public Schools is not the first district under cyber attack, and it won't be the last -- but that doesn't make it any less urgent.
Some of the ideas from elementary school kids included mirrors for the tapirs as they like seeing themselves, grip material around the pool to keep the animals from slipping and textured rocks the tapirs can rub against for massage.
Republicans are preparing to again block a new policy that requires students to get vaccinated twice against meningitis and tightening student chickenpox vaccination mandates.
