Minnesota leaders react to EO to start dismantling Department of Education
Minnesota organizations and leaders are expressing concern after President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to begin dismantling the Department of Education.
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Minnesota organizations and leaders are expressing concern after President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to begin dismantling the Department of Education.
It was a campaign promise from the president. At the White House on Thursday, he took a big step towards ditching the Department of Education. Erica Brown is there with what needs to happen next if he really wants to get rid of the agency.
President Trump has taken aim at the Department of Education, but shutting down the department entirely would require an act of Congress.
National Pi Day is recognized today in the U.S. and around the world. Here's what to know about the quirky holiday, and how to celebrate.
"We Thrive Women in the Trades" is a program at Minneapolis College with the goal of recruiting women to work in trades while also helping to pay for tuition, transportation and even child care.
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
The federal government is looking into allegations of antisemitism on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus.
A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding.
No matter the age, there's one school subject that just doesn't add up for many people, and trying to solve it can bring nerves and even fear.
Both parties at the State Capitol are dialed in on at least one issue: cell phones in school. Our David Schuman visited a local school that's enforced a phone ban for nearly two years already.
WCCO's Esme Murphy spoke with Sen. Alice Mann on her bill that would ban cell phones in Minnesota schools.
A new federal law gives U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the right to operate on school grounds.
Linda McMahon, President Trump's nominee to become secretary of education, appeared before senators on Thursday.
Students in Minnesota have been getting free meals for a year now. Schools served more than 150 million meals last year for all students, regardless of their parents' income. Overall, there was a 40% increase in kids getting breakfast and 15% getting lunch. Caroline Cummings reports on the impact and the future of the program under a tight state budget.
For more than 20 years, Jo Ann Clark found purpose in encouraging young people to see education as an achievable reality.
One proposal would require 24-hour notification of any violence, harassment or bullying to both the parents of the student harmed and the student who instigated it.
The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee discusses safety in schools and possible solutions after a high-profile fight.
The legislation would exempt school supplies like notebooks, pencils, pens, backpacks, calculators and more from sales tax, joining clothes, groceries and pharmaceutical drugs that don't face a surcharge.
The Trump administration now says it may dismantle the Department of Education. So, what could happen to Minnesota kids and schools if it goes away?
Needle and thread are powerful tools in the hands of one Minneapolis creator.
The Trump Administration says it may abolish the Department of Education. WCCO's Frankie McLister takes a look at what it does and what could happen to Minnesota kids and schools if it goes away.
The federal government is looking into allegations of antisemitism on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus. The U is one of five colleges under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. Those include Columbia University, University of California - Berkeley, Northwestern University and Portland State University. David Schuman explains what got the attention of the feds.
When a $1.5 million school levy failed in November, a group of Annandale parents decided to try and raise money to save teachers' jobs.
During the vote, the Lakeville school board decided to replace the posters with an inclusive academic excellence theme.
A former chancellor who was fired after regents learned he was producing pornography is suing the University of Wisconsin.
