Brooklyn Park teacher on leave after writing racial slur on smartboard ahead of book study
A Twin Cities teacher is on leave after writing a racial slur on the board.
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A Twin Cities teacher is on leave after writing a racial slur on the board.
A dean of students at a Twin Cities high school is getting credit for stepping in front of a student armed with a gun to stop an argument.
Rothman estimated that the tuition increase would raise about $38 million annually. Most of it would go to cover 4% system pay increases in each of the next two fiscal years, he said.
The whole concept of school safety is changing instead of, or maybe in addition to protecting against an external threat, like a mass shooter, the day-to-day experience at St. Paul Public Schools is showing real dangers are already inside the halls.
St. Paul families say the danger inside their schools is real, and it's impacting their daily lives.
"It's here, mental health exists. It's impacting our kids to a degree that we need this embedded in schools," Masters said. "The stressors these kids are facing, many of them are things adults have not faced in their entire lifetime."
Schools were targeted in Albert Lea, Alexandria, Austin, Bemidji and other communities.
Asoka and Adaolisa Mba know how to play, but most of their days, they work on their grades. Asoka is a busy junior at Edina High School, and Adaolisa is a busy senior.
61% of children in low-income households are growing up in homes without books. The R.A.W. Library and the programming around it are working to change that.
The district will make the call Tuesday as to whether after-school activities will resume, and its investigation into the disruptions is ongoing.
Colleges are still sending out acceptance letters and emails to high school seniors. The next assignment for students – and their parents -- is how to pay for it.
With historic snow totals expected, Twin Cities parents started planning as schools shut down and went to e-learning or snow days.
The economist who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has died, less than a year after announcing that she had an aggressive form of cancer.
The group is launching the public phase of their campaign this week. The main platform includes fair pay and scheduled raises.
"Our language is so important for our community. It's part of our Karen identity so that we can preserve and carry on for future generations," said Hsakushee Zan, St. Paul Public Schools Bilingual Educator Lead.
