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Are Your Kids in the Best School District in Minnesota?
"I'm not old or new, but middle school, fifth grade, like junior high" ~Jimmy Pop. Some kids are lucky to be born into a family that either already lives in a great school district, or can afford to move to one. As Certified Northern Minnesota Trailer Trash, I was not one of them. Crosby-Ironton was (and still is) just fine. I used to hate on that area a lot, but not anymore. C-I doesn't appear on this top public schools list, but the St. Cloud area got represented.
Education a potential flashpoint in Vance-Walz vice presidential debate
Education hardly came up in last month’s Trump-Harris presidential debate, but it could be a central focus at Tuesday’s undercard event. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is the first former educator in decades to make a major party ticket, and he has foregrounded that experience on the campaign trail. But Walz’s record on […]
Nearly 70% of Minnesota eighth grade students not proficient in math under Tim Walz
The academic performance of Minnesota students has worsened since Tim Walz became governor. This sad reality has been largely ignored since Walz became the Democratic nominee for vice president. The sons and daughters of Minnesota’s beleaguered families are forced to endure an incompetent education system as their governor prioritizes his political ambitions over the needs […]
Minneapolis Public Schools vaccination rates plunged prior to measles outbreak
An ongoing measles outbreak in and around Hennepin County has sickened at least 51 people, according to the latest Department of Health data. Most are unvaccinated children, and nearly one quarter of the people had to be hospitalized. Separate data released by the Department of Health earlier this year underscores one of the risk factors […]
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