8th graders will start high school a full year behind
New test results show millions of students in grades 3-8 require months of additional school to catch up to pre-COVID achievement levels, according to an analysis of MAP Growth reading…
New test results show millions of students in grades 3-8 require months of additional school to catch up to pre-COVID achievement levels, according to an analysis of MAP Growth reading…
As Democrats scramble to assemble a ticket following Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is putting himself out there as potential vice-presidential pick. He is…
Not according to a new poll of likely voters and parents, reports Chalkboard News. The Voters Voice Poll conducted by Noble Predictive Insights in July found that over two-thirds (68…
It’s well established that disciplinary problems continue to plague many schools, even three years after the interruption of in-person classes during the pandemic. Yet the ongoing behavioral problems outlined at…
Gov. Tim Walz’s office released a press statement recently touting Minnesota’s ranking as 6th best state in the nation for business by CNBC. (A ranking which, as my colleague John…
The Biden administration’s changes to Title IX are set to go into effect Aug. 1, but litigation has halted implementation in 14 states. “While Minnesota is not one of them,…
The number of principals and assistant principals in Minnesota public elementary and secondary schools has ticked up again, despite declining student enrollment, according to state data from the National Center…
Rochester Public Schools (RPS) recently announced that failure to complete minimum course work and performance standards in class will result in an F, reports the Post Bulletin. The district swapped…
Over a third of U.S. students grade their school a “C” or below, according to the 2024 edition of the Gallup-Walton Family Foundation Student Report Card survey. The average grade…
The University of Minnesota quietly tries to surrender a treasured natural resource.
According to the 102-yearold organization PEN America, long considered the defender of free expression — particularly regarding literature and its proliferation — we are in a “book ban crisis.” Thousands…
It’s taken years but school administrators finally appear to be learning the hard way that cellphones do not belong in the classroom. Good thing because Minnesota public schools now face…
Science magazine Scientific American has recently called for federal homeschooling regulations, stating that without top-down, national mandates on homeschoolers, “an untold number of U.S. children are at risk of a…
Professors at two North Dakota institutions of higher education dodged a bullet last year when lawmakers fell just short of passing legislation to reduce protections for tenured faculty. At the…
Recent data on unemployment insurance claims released by the U.S. Department of Labor show Minnesota’s increases are driven by layoffs in education. In the week ending June 1, the largest…
The drastic cuts in degree programs and faculty members recently finalized by St. Cloud State University officials put the school in a class of its own when it comes to…