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We pull together education and political information from local media to keep you informed.
- Education
One hour to prepare a three-course meal without electricity or running water, judged by restaurateurs? The ProStart Invitational transforms high school students into culinary stars.
Session Daily
- Education
The bill, introduced Wednesday by State Senator Robert Farnsworth, would go into effect this upcoming school year if passed in March or April.
Kare 11
- Education
A Republican-led bill at the Minnesota Legislature seeks to erase Minnesota's ethnic studies standard for K-12 schools, which was set by law in 2023.
MPR News
- Politics
A mile or so away from the State Capitol, the state high school girls’ hockey tournament got underway Wednesday. Up the hill, lawmakers were having an off-ice battle over who should be allowed to participate in the games.
Session Daily
- Education
Rep. Ron Kresha (R-Little Falls) believes mandates passed in 2023, including those related to ethnic studies, are burdening teachers and stealing time from other, more important areas of study like reading, math and science. And it’s led, he said, to an “abysmal” lack of academic achievement.
Session Daily
- School Life
The 825-square-mile Bemidji Area School District has about the same number of students as the Richfield School District. If overlaid on a map of the Twin Cities, it would stretch from Albertville to Shakopee over to Rosemount and then up to Stillwater.
Session Daily
- Legislative
Committees heard presentations about budget proposals and topic overviews as lawmakers prepare for the work ahead in the coming months.
Session Daily
- General
The time to fix the train is before it leaves the station, suggests Rep. Dave Baker (R-Willmar), and he isn’t convinced the Minnesota Paid Leave program is ready to roll.
Session Daily