Education

As the cost of a post-secondary education has grown, some students have found other avenues to a bachelor's degree without taking on large-scale debt.

Prosecutors say Shakopee's former schools chief Rod Thompson used his position of authority to solicit a construction company to make renovations at his home, pay for personal travel and attend sporting events.

Teaching teens what their peers are really up to is a new evidence-based way to promote less risky behavior around sex and alcohol.

Advocates say they're not giving up their push for schools to teach the principles of consent — the earlier, the better.

The Baraboo School District is looking into a photo that went viral of what appears to be a group of mostly white male high-school students posing with outstretched right arms.

LGBTQ students are more likely to be bullied, which can lead to missed classes and a higher risk of suicide. For them, a teacher who knows how to "queer" the classroom can make a big difference.

A growing number of schools are building greenhouses or in some way getting into local food production. While the locally grown food isn't a big money saver, it has increased healthy food choices for students and increased student interest in where the food they eat comes from.

Another batch of snow is expected to spread across the northern half of Minnesota Saturday afternoon into Saturday night and early Sunday. Southern Minnesota could see some scattered snow showers, mainly late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.

To mark the 100-year anniversary of the war's end, the University of Minnesota is highlighting items in its extensive collection. Included are accounts of the infamous public safety committee in Minnesota that ferreted out anyone who was "unpatriotic."

The Minneapolis College of Art and Design redid the signage for a polling station on campus. Now its work is in use around the state.

Voters in school districts across Minnesota — including Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth — will see operating levies or bonding requests on their election ballot Tuesday.

The story of the destruction and resiliency of a St. Paul neighborhood will get a fresh look when a new documentary premieres this weekend.

The St. Paul university held a meeting Wednesday afternoon to address racism on campus. Earlier this month, an African-American freshman living in a dorm found an offensive message with a racial slur on his door.

How do you get the biggest bang for the buck if your goal is a more robust economy? Some experts say the best way to invest for prosperity is to fund early childhood education.

In little more than a year, four St. Cloud-area parents have managed to distribute more than 23,000 meal packs to hungry kids.

A Minnesota elementary school's decision to move away from fall and Halloween celebrations has reignited a debate about whether and how schools should celebrate holidays.

The University of St. Thomas says it will cancel classes next Wednesday and hold a campus-wide meeting to talk about how to combat racism at the St. Paul school.

The University's president outlined 17 steps to increase racial sensitivity, attract more students of color and devote more resources to minority student populations.

Fifteen years after a landmark study on the benefits of early childhood education, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis convenes experts to talk about innovation in education.

In the midst of the #MeToo movement, a local group of Rochester nuns organized a meeting with 10- to 13-year-olds to talk to them about being good men.