St. Paul middle school P.E. teacher gets state recognition
Murray Middle School teacher DeWayne Combs has been named the Minnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators' Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
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Murray Middle School teacher DeWayne Combs has been named the Minnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators' Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.
A closely watched First Amendment rights case in Wisconsin involves a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic videos with his wife.
The University of Wisconsin administration has published a new policy that requires school leaders remain maintain neutral viewpoints in their public statements.
As students return to the classroom, more schools are banning phones or otherwise restricting their use.
Statewide test scores are in, and they are showing many Minnesota students are not making the grade.
Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are seeking relief from water misters because of soaring late summer temperatures that also prompted some Midwestern schools to let out early or cancel sports practices.
Gov. Tim Walz announced on Wednesday that the state will invest $10 million to support and train special education teachers in over 35 districts.
Students in a northern Minnesota school district will have Fridays off this fall. Carlton, near Duluth, is moving to a four-day school week.
The president of Dickinson State University in North Dakota announced his resignation on Monday, days after the school's nursing faculty quit.
A faculty committee has recommended that a former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse be removed from his tenured position over his involvement in adult entertainment.
Universities of Wisconsin leaders have approved pay raises for eight of the system's 13 chancellors as well as bonuses for chancellors that retain freshmen students.
President Biden spoke at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ in northwest Philadelphia before traveling to Harrisburg Sunday afternoon.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone took pointed criticism from Jewish groups in May after he reached a deal to end a pro-Palestinian campus protest. The dayslong demonstration was part of a nationwide protest on college campuses against Israel's war in Gaza.
Public schools in Wisconsin are turning to indoor gardens to get fresh produce to their cafeteria tables.
A group of Minneapolis families is pushing back after learning their kids would be in classrooms with more than 40 others.
Congress passed over $1 trillion for infrastructure in 2021, but many aging schools are still waiting for funding.
A conservative University of Wisconsin regent has resigned, clearing the way for his successor named by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to take his spot.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee had its toughest day of competition with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.
The news came only months after Republican Gov. Kristi Noem sent a letter to the regents that railed against "liberal ideologies" on college campuses and called for the board to ban drag shows on campus and "remove all references to preferred pronouns in school materials," among other things.
The NCAA and five major college sports conferences have agreed to settle antitrust allegations for nearly $2.8 billion over the next 10 years.
A former member of a University of Missouri fraternity has pleaded guilty in the hazing of another student that caused blindness and significant brain damage.
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature's audit committee have voted to launch a probe of diversity initiatives across state government.
Minnesota is home to more than half a million immigrants. Census data show most of them came here from Mexico and Somalia. More recently though, we're seeing hundreds of people from Ecuador. Many of them are kids making their way through our schools. In Columbia Heights, English learners now make up 44% of the student population. WCCO's Kirsten Mitchell shows us how those kids and their parents are being welcomed with open arms.
Right now, a south metro school district is staring down a possible teachers strike before summer break. Our David Schuman was there as Lakeville educators rallied and demanded a new contract.
A Twin Cities middle school is bringing the curtain down on its drama and improv class. WCCO's Adam Duxter explains the school's reasoning and why students and parents want a revival.
