What to know about new changes to federal student loans
If you have any federal student loans, listen up. Some big changes start today regarding how you pay them back. Amelia Santaniello breaks down what you need to know.
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If you have any federal student loans, listen up. Some big changes start today regarding how you pay them back. Amelia Santaniello breaks down what you need to know.
A passionate plea tonight from some parents in Minnesota's largest school district. They say their schools desperately need more money. The district says the plan to increase funding means a historic tax hike for homeowners. Jason Rantala was at tonight's school-board meeting where there's a battle to get a budget fix on the November ballot.
This spring the University of St. Thomas celebrated its first cohort of students with bachelor’s degrees in nursing. Out of those 50 ground breakers, two share a very special bond. Kaija and Melija Vijums join Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield on WCCO Sunday Morning at 7 a.m.
Operation Metro Surge pushed some local school districts to the limit. One of them is Fridley Public Schools. At the height of the surge, 463 students were learning virtually. Ninety-one students never returned to class. District officials call it a loss for students, teachers, and funding. Erin Hassanzadeh takes us inside the schools as students say "goodbye" to a year that was unexpectedly challenging.
A constitutional amendment on Minnesota's fall ballot would allow public schools to receive larger annual distributions from the Permanent School Fund, which has grown to $2.3 billion, without raising taxes.
Kindness 101 is a program that uses the stories CBS News finds in our "On the Road" series to teach kindness and character. The stories are paired with lesson plans created by a nonprofit at Iowa's Drake University called "Character Counts!"
According to the district, the audit found that due to coding and billing errors, they weren't receiving maximum reimbursements from the state.
A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline due to a cyberattack.
Company donates school supplies to Jenny Lind Elementary
The Academy for Sciences and Agriculture Charter School, which has facilities in the Twin Cities communities of Little Canada and Vadnais Heights, is set to close in June after being deemed "financially unsustainable," according to administrators.
An audit confirmed the former Des Moines superintendent awarded district business to a firm he worked for, prompting new disclosure rules.
More programs are on the chopping block as Twin Cities schools deal with deficits. As Ashley Grams explains, the community is worried about the cuts still to come.
Leaders on the board that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin say that the fired president of the system was slow to address pressing issues like artificial intelligence and feared upsetting policymakers, faculty and staff.
An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade.
It was just two months ago when the President's Border Czar said agents would leave Minnesota after months of immigration raids. Those raids affected many students. It's been months since students at Columbia Academy were all in school together. Many stayed home with their families fearful of the ICE surge in Columbia Heights.
More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt.
The WNBA and players' union tentatively agreed to a new contract that increases players’ salaries by nearly five times. Marielle Mohs shows us how a Minnesota professor is using this real-life example to get her lessons across to students.
A unique partnership in St. Paul is giving culinary students a rare look behind the kitchen doors.
Schools are being forced to come up with new lesson plans in the aftermath of the ICE crackdown. Many districts are worried about funding because of missing students and the continued ICE presence in their communities. Esme Murphy reports from Columbia Heights.
For many immigrant families in Minnesota, sending a child to school each day requires faith that one of the thousands of federal immigration officers deployed around the state won't detain them.
As the world watches the events unfolding in the streets of Minneapolis, journalism students at the University of Minnesota focus on learning new lessons. Photojournalist Nick Lunemann and Jeff Wagner explain.
A video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis has drawn attention throughout the United States.
Teachers say more students are opting into virtual learning. But educators say that while it is a short-term solution, it comes with long-term consequences.
Other schools are joining Columbia Heights in sounding the alarm on ICE. Ubah Ali is here with their concerns.
Educators from across Minnesota on Friday demanded that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stay away from school property.
