Macalester College president pens op-ed asking for more political civility

"Enough is enough", those words from Macalester College president Brian Rosenberg published were in an op-ed published this week in the Washington Post . The op-ed covers a topic college administrators rarely discuss publicly: politics.

Harvard debate team loses to maximum security prison inmates

Months after winning a national title, Harvard's debate team has fallen to a group of New York inmates. The showdown took place at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison where convicts can take courses taught by faculty from nearby Bard College, and where inmates have formed a popular debate club.

Seward Montessori teacher helps students hit the bike trails

Students at Seward Montessori in Minneapolis are getting out of the classroom and onto the city’s bike trails. 

Hopkins students plant 'Buddy Benches' to thwart bullying

Buddy Benches have become a way for Hopkins students to tackle bullying issues at their elementary schools. 

Columbia Heights board member says he won't resign

The Columbia Heights school board voted Tuesday night to approve a resolution urging the resignation of one of its members accused of making degrading comments towards Muslims on Facebook.

Wayzata parents petition to prevent elementary schools from starting earlier

Wayzata Public Schools’ superintendent has proposed shifting the elementary school start times from 9:10 a.m. to 7:20 a.m and having a later start for the high school.

Columbia Heights students walk-out over anti-Muslim Facebook post

Students at Columbia Heights High School walked out of class this week, angered over the school board's decision to keep a board member accused of making degrading comments about Muslims.

Students delayed up to 4 hours on buses home at St. Paul Public Schools

6-year-old Payton Love’s two-mile school bus ride took over four hours on her first day of school at Chelsea Heights Elementary in St.

Kids unable to afford school uniforms sent home in Brooklyn Park

Two brothers were sent home early on their first day of school for not having the correct uniforms in Brooklyn Park on Tuesday.

Minnesota No. 1 in Kids Count child well-being poll

Minnesota ranks No. 1 in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count ranking on child well-being. Minnesota held the No. 5 ranking in last year’s poll.