Play4min 36secAs student mental health needs leap, schools seek a next generation of counselorsSeptember 25, 2023 4:00 AMBy Dan GundersonA nearly $7 million federal grant is helping address Minnesota’s long standing shortage of school counselors. Those doing the work now in northwestern Minnesota say the needs are greater than ever.
Walz: 'Let's keep our kids safe' as consensus is reached in SRO debate September 23, 2023 5:36 PMBy Estelle Timar-WilcoxMinnesota officials and law enforcement say they’re close to settling the debate over how police can work in schools.
Play3min 49secIn St. Paul schools, gender-neutral bathrooms have proven safer for all studentsSeptember 22, 2023 4:00 AMBy Elizabeth ShockmanGender-neutral bathrooms in schools have been the focus of questions and political debate across the country. Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, which made all of its bathrooms gender neutral in 2016, has some answers.
U says hackers may have stolen decades of student, worker dataSeptember 21, 2023 10:50 AMBy MPR News StaffUniversity of Minnesota officials on Thursday acknowledged that a data breach initially reported last month exposed personal information on students, potential students and employees from 1989 to 2021, including Social Security numbers.
Play8min 31sec'We're all clear': Ellison says latest moves should end questions over police in schoolsSeptember 21, 2023 9:18 AMBy MPR News StaffMinnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told MPR News on Thursday he believes his latest legal memo and a meeting with state and local leaders and law enforcement will resolve the controversy around how officers can restrain students in schools.
Are you saving enough for college? Here's what to knowSeptember 21, 2023 7:41 AMBy Cory Turner As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of “The Price You Pay For College.”
Play4min 10secEarly education experts converge in Minneapolis to find best outcomes for babiesSeptember 20, 2023 4:48 PMBy Kyra MilesThe Zero to Three LEARN Conference which wrapped up Wednesday brought a few thousand early educators, researchers and pediatricians to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Play8min 56secDo school resource officers make schools safer? What the evidence saysSeptember 20, 2023 1:43 PMBy Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen BrownFor more, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with James Densley. He is a professor and department chair of criminal justice at Metro State University.
State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House saysSeptember 18, 2023 6:14 PMBy Ayana Archie The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.
Play8min 15secA former Navy SEAL went to college at 52. His insight led to a new classSeptember 18, 2023 4:54 PMBy Erika Ryan Heading to college is hard for anyone. But have you tried being at least 30 years older than most of your classmates? James Hatch did.
