News Briefs
March 2, 2009
A Minnesota charter school that caters to Muslim students is using taxpayer money to illegally promote religion in violation of the First Amendment, the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota alleged in a lawsuit filed last week.
January 27, 2009
Victims’ family members and survivors of the Red Lake High School shooting in Minnesota will split $1.5 million under a settlement reached with MacNeil Environmental Inc., a company hired to come up with a crisis plan for the school.
October 20, 2008
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a Republican in his second term, is the new leader of the Education Commission of the States. The president of ECS serves two years. He succeeds Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat.
July 15, 2008
Gov. Pawlenty used his annual speech to focus on teaching and technology in the schools.
February 19, 2008
Failing to reach a contract agreement with teachers on time can cost a school district.
February 5, 2008
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's school improvement plan would require that all districts to tie annual teacher pay increases to student performance, and mandate for tighter admission standards for teacher education programs.
October 7, 2008
The Minneapolis school board and the local African-American community have signed a “covenant” that places responsibility for improving schooling for black children on the shoulders of parents and district leaders.
September 23, 2008
Besides being the birthplace of the charter school movement, Minnesota has long been known for supporting its schools, although some worry that commitment may be eroding.
August 29, 2008
Just as Minnesota lawmakers add a performance-pay measure for teachers, other officials in the state are studying ways to establish a licensure system for teachers of nontraditional, multiple-subject classes.
March 28, 2008
Web program allows mentors, King students to stay in close touch for things like homework help, advice.
March 20, 2008
The system has been struggling in the past few years with low student achievement, declining enrollment, money shortages, and frequent leadership changes.
December 18, 2007
The Minneapolis school district
has been struggling in the past few
years with low student achievement,
declining enrollment, money
shortages, and frequent leadership
changes.
December 14, 2007
Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi, and New Jersey are among the states that could be affected.
November 8, 2007
Amid heightened concern about preparing students for a global economy, the academically demanding International Baccalaureate program is catching on fast in U.S. schools.
October 30, 2007
Updated: November 19, 2008
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