Play9min 26secAddressing free speech concerns amid University of Minnesota student encampmentApril 23, 2024 1:31 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and CJ YoungerUniversity of Minnesota Police quickly dismantled an encampment by students who were protesting the University’s ties to Israel amid the war. Several students were arrested.
University of Minnesota walkout planned after anti-war encampment cleared, 9 arrestedApril 23, 2024 8:13 AMBy MPR News StaffProtest organizers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus say they’ll lead a class walkout this afternoon and try to reestablish an encampment that authorities cleared from Northrop Mall earlier Tuesday. The student group says it wants the university to sever financial ties with companies that do business with the Israeli military.
Play4min 49secAnoka-Hennepin students to march in defense of diversity programsApril 22, 2024 2:52 PMBy Nina Moini and Ellen FinnA school board member backed by a conservative parents rights group is pushing for the district to scrap all programs aimed at racial and gender equity.
Minnesota child care finances stabilize, but the business remains in fluxApril 22, 2024 4:00 AMBy Kyra MilesA new statewide survey shows fewer child care operators struggled financially last year in Minnesota, but changes in the child care business model and steeply rising costs still pose problems.
First lady Jill Biden to visit Minnesota on FridayApril 18, 2024 8:08 AMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxFirst lady Jill Biden will make a brief visit to Minnesota on Friday evening.
Play3min 56secStudent mental health needs, ‘unsustainable’ jobs overwhelm Minnesota school principalsApril 18, 2024 4:00 AMBy Elizabeth ShockmanA November statewide survey of Minnesota K-12 school principals found school leaders struggling for traction on instructional leadership and community engagement as they deal with their single greatest challenge, student mental health.
Play2min 26secAt antisemitism hearing, Columbia official tells lawmakers, 'We have a moral crisis'April 17, 2024 5:02 PMBy Elissa Nadworny and Janet W. Lee Columbia University officials answered lawmaker questions about antisemitism on campus. But Wednesday's hearing played out very differently from the 2023 hearing that grabbed so many headlines.
Rochester police investigating racial slur on bridgeApril 16, 2024 2:23 PMBy Catharine RichertState Patrol was first to respond and removed the cups that spelled out the derogatory term before local police could arrive.
Play46min 30secCan school resource officers make schools safer?April 16, 2024 11:46 AMBy Angela Davis and Maja BeckstromMinnesota communities have been rethinking the role of police in schools. MPR News with Angela Davis talks with current and former school resource officers about the role of SROs and whether they can keep schools safer without sending teenagers into the criminal justice system.
Push for more Minnesota child care funding falls short as legislative session winds downApril 15, 2024 3:48 PMBy Kyra MilesDFLers seeking a $500 million spending deal to help limit child care costs to no more than 7 percent of family income conceded that won’t happen this session and are focusing instead on securing $36 million for kids and families in a supplemental budget.