Eden Prairie School Board Approves Controversial Changes
By Lindsey Seavert, WCCO-TV EDEN PRAIRIE (WCCO) — A controversial plan to change school boundaries in Eden Prairie will happen. On Tuesday night, the school board approved boundary changes for...
View ArticleMpls. Schools Reach Contract Agreement With Teachers
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minneapolis School District has finally reached a contract agreement with its teachers. The agreement, however, still needs to be approved by the School Board and by the...
View ArticleSchool Closings, Middle Schools Proposed In St. Paul
By Esme Murphy, WCCO-TV and Holly Wagner, WCCO-TV ST. PAUL (WCCO) — St. Paul Public Schools are planning some big changes including closings some schools, changing junior highs to middle schools and...
View ArticleLakeville School Board Approves Budget Plan
LAKEVILLE, Minn. (WCCO) — The Lakeville school board has voted unanimously to approve a budget plan that would eliminate a number of teachers’ positions and raise fees for after-school activities. On...
View ArticleParents Demand Elementary Principal’s Dismissal
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (WCCO) — Dozens of parents showed up at a St. Louis Park school board meeting Monday evening to ask that an elementary school principal be removed. The parents argue Aquila...
View ArticleRocori School Considers Metal Detectors
COLD SPRING, Minn. (AP) — The Rocori school board has not decided whether to install metal detectors after two weapons incidents in two weeks at the middle school. The board discussed the issue Monday...
View ArticleReports Finds Minnesota Law Weak On Bullying
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A six-month investigation of anti-bullying efforts in Minnesota schools has found a patchwork of local policies with virtually no tracking of bullying incidents and little state...
View ArticleNew Duluth District Superintendent Will Make $175K
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — The Duluth School Board has approved a contract for its next superintendent that pays a base salary of about $175,000 per year. The board voted 3-0 on Tuesday on the three-year...
View ArticleAnoka-Hennepin School District To Vote On Policy
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The highly debated Anoka-Hennepin sexual orientation policy will come to a vote Monday night. The school board will take a vote on the “Respectful Learning Environment-Curriculum...
View ArticleSD School Official Won’t Resign After Underage Party Bust
HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — The chairwoman of the Harrisburg school board says she will not step down after police busted a high-school graduation party at her home for underage drinking. Michelle Schirado...
View ArticleNorthfield To Discuss Changes To School Calendar
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (WCCO) – The Northfield School Board will discuss potential changes to the 2013-2014 school calendar Monday night at the high school — a proposition that has many parents more than...
View ArticleParents, Activists Upset Over Washburn Racial Incident
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A group of Minneapolis parents and community activists are expressing their anger over a racial incident. They say Minneapolis Public Schools failed to adequately deal with a Jan....
View ArticleHouse Votes To Reduce Seniority As Teacher Layoff Factor
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota House has passed a divisive Republican bill that would minimize the role of seniority in teacher layoff decisions statewide. School boards would be required to...
View ArticleUnion Leader: School Board Member Should Resign After Anti-Muslim Comments
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The head of Columbia Heights’ teachers union has called on an embattled school board member to denounce anti-Muslim comments attributed to him on social media or resign. Grant...
View ArticleControversial Columbia Heights Board Member Decides To Resign
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Columbia Heights school board member accused of posting anti-Muslim comments on social media has decided to resign, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) announced...
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