It’s no secret that national politics, spilling like an endless tsunami through our screens, have made family Thanksgivings increasingly awkward over the last decade. Sometimes, one question is worth asking…
In an October 14 Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) school board meeting, the board voted to pass a resolution that formally requested Superintendent Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams to provide recommendations regarding, in…
A disgraced former school board member is purged from memory, in classic Soviet Union-style. A statement put out yesterday by the Mounds View public school board: Today we’ve received notice…
Words, words, words! Babies and young children build the cognitive foundations for the rest of their life during their early years. From birth to age 5, a child’s brain develops…
Minneapolis School District is facing a potential teacher strike and a $75 million budget shortfall. But Minnesota’s third largest school district, serving 26,076 students in 2024, is showing additional signs…
Public education is a hard-fought American right, and one that hasn’t always existed. Throughout American history, some have been unable to achieve a formal education due to the limits of…
The recent government shutdown, which began twenty days ago on October 1st, has not yet significantly impacted Minnesota’s educational system and is unlikely to do so, assuming that the shutdown…
Restricting cell phone use in American schools is a growing phenomenon, as concerns about student focus, mental health, and classroom behavior continue to rise. More states across the country are…
School boards — an elected group of community members that sets policy, approves the yearly budget, and establishes a vision for a school district — haven’t been around forever. In…
Have you ever tried to talk to someone who wasn’t concentrating on what you were saying because they had a phone in their hand? It’s a frustrating experience, to say…
Did you know that public school students can be released from school during school hours to receive Bible education? Released time programs — where students are excused from public school…
A small sip of bleach might not kill you, but it will burn your insides so badly that you’ll regret your choice forever. Turns out, the effects of social media…
Chronic absenteeism (when a student is absent for 10 percent or more of the school year) has reached crisis levels, leading experts to scramble for explanations. Nationally, chronic absenteeism grew…
Over 240 school board members (and still growing) in 104 school districts across Minnesota are calling for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League…
What parent wouldn’t be overjoyed with an extra $7,000 or more in the bank account each year? That’s the difference between a cash-strapped family and one that enjoys things like…
At a time when political polarization dominates nearly every policy debate, educational choice stands out as a surprising area of consensus. Polling consistently shows support for school choice policies —…
Today is National Be A Teacher Day, a day representing a national initiative to spark students’ interest in the teaching profession. For young people who feel a duty to their…
For many families, K-12 open enrollment policies allow students to attend public schools outside of the districts or zones in which they reside, offering more flexibility, opportunity, and choice in…
Dynamic duos aren’t just for television characters. Schools and teachers increasingly rely on paraprofessionals — a catchall term for positions that can give focused attention to students in need. The…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young student in possession of a cell phone must be in want of a place to use it. One prevailing theory behind…
While the economic benefits of mining are often the most visible — through job creation and revenue generation — the impact extends further, as a portion of that revenue funds…
The era of the ubiquitous yellow school bus is running out of gas. Although Minnesota schools have full budgets for bus drivers, and sometimes even extra cash for bus upgrades…
This article is part of a series that examines Minnesota’s recent early literacy education reforms and compares them to successful early literacy education reforms throughout the country. Today’s focus is…
Mississippi’s rise in reading literacy has drawn national attention — not as a one-off success, but as evidence of sustained, systemic change that other states are now studying closely. Over…