Minneapolis school officials seek pause on closure plans
After community pushback, some Minneapolis school board members are proposing a pause on sweeping school closure plans.
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After community pushback, some Minneapolis school board members are proposing a pause on sweeping school closure plans.
Emotions ran high Wednesday night as parents gathered to talk about a proposal to close some Minneapolis public schools.
Emotions ran high as parents gathered to talk about a proposal to close some Minneapolis public schools. The district wants to close 14 to 16 schools because they don't have enough kids. Esme Murphy was at Camden High in North Minneapolis tonight.
New statewide student test scores show most Minnesota kids are not making the grade.
New statewide student test scores show many Minnesota kids are not making the grade. Right now, less than half of Minnesota students are meeting the standard in math and reading and just 25% in science. Photojournalist Joe Van Ryn and Derek James show us what the state is doing about it.
A local catholic school is celebrating a decade of learning, but their impact in the community goes far beyond that. Patty Stromen, president of Ascension Catholic Academy, joins Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield on WCCO Sunday Morning at 7 a.m.
Plans to close more than a dozen public schools in Minneapolis aren't about saving money. So why do it? That's the question district leaders tried to answer Friday.
Minneapolis Public Schools leaders are trying to clear up confusion and concern after proposing to close more than a dozen schools. WCCO's Jeff Wagner heard from them at a news conference on Friday.
The constitutional amendment would raise the contribution to schools by $33 per pupil for each school. That would take the fund's current contribution of $68 per pupil to $101 per pupil.
When voters go to the polls or get their early ballots, they will be asked to vote on a constitutional amendment to provide more money for Minnesota K-12 schools. If passed, the amendment would raise the contribution to schools by $33 per pupil. Leading the charge on this issue is DFL State Sen. Mary Kunesh from New Brighton.
Minneapolis Public Schools is floating three options to save money. Each of those options would close more than a dozen schools. The district says it has to do something to deal with a nearly $40 million budget shortfall. WCCO's Ashley Grams is live at district headquarters tonight where some vowed to fight back.
Another metro-area college wants to help you spend less of your money to your kid's tuition. Last week, Concordia announced it was cutting tuition. As Adam Duxter reports, now, Carleton College is launching a new program to put students on a debt-free path.
Researchers say preschoolers who were told they succeeded on a test because they were “smart” cheated on the next test 64% of the time.
A Twin Cities university is doing something others are not. It's dropping tuition prices to what they were in 2006. Adam Duxter shares the strategy behind the plan.
Tuition for the 2027-2028 school year will drop by $5,500, officials say, as they seek to increase enrollment.
Minnesota voters will decide November whether to change how the state distributes money from its Permanent School Fund, potentially sending more money to public schools without raising taxes.
Could Minnesota schools get more money without raising your taxes? Beret Leone explains how that tough math question could work out.
A proposed constitutional amendment could mean more money for Minnesota public schools. Supporters say it would tap into a fund worth billions without raising taxes.
If you feel like the start of the school year snuck up on you, you're not alone. That's because Labor Day falls unusually late this year and next, so lawmakers passed a law to allow Minnesota school district to start early, at least temporarily.
Researchers at the U of M are using the power of plants to protect soybeans from pests. Adam Del Rosso shows us the benefits.
President Trump announced over $180 million in grants to boost educational programs for the mining industry, part of a bid to increase critical mineral production.
Some families could face an additional $2,200 in food costs this year if their kids lose access to free school meals, according to one estimate.
A Wisconsin appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that had declared Act 10 unconstitutional, keeping the 2011 law limiting public workers' collective bargaining rights in place as unions prepare to appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Schools in three states will be equipped with drones this coming academic year that aim to find and deter active shooters within seconds.
For six weeks in the summer, Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School in North Minneapolis is home to one of 12 Freedom Schools across the Twin Cities.
