Education
Minnesota public schools owe over $20,000 per student
Minnesota’s public school system is carrying a heavy price tag, as debt per student reaches more than $20,700 and pushes total school borrowing to $16.5 billion. Number crunching by the Reason Foundation found that in 2023 Minnesota’s school…
Breaking down the public comment period for K-12 health…
The Minnesota Department of Education recently published its notice of intent to adopt new K-12…
Federal Appellate Court Upholds Educators’ Rights…
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals this morning ruled in favor of a group of school employees who…
Why so many cosmetology schools in Minnesota are…
Last week, I wrote about the U.S. Department of Education’s newest student protection initiative — a…
Feds set 10-day clock for Minnesota on Title IX case
The U.S. Department of Education has issued a 10-day deadline for the Minnesota Department of…
New FAFSA Earnings Indicator will warn incoming students of poor salaries
As part of an ongoing push for increased student outcome transparency, the U.S. Department of Education recently rolled out a new Earnings Indicator as part of the FAFSA process. From the Department of Education press release: As part of the FAFSA…
Chicago Public School staff jet-sets overseas on tax…
Lax rules, poor oversight let millions of taxpayer dollars be used for foreign travel –…
What Charles Dickens teaches us about education at…
Merry Christmas! Every year, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is one of a few books I make a…
Here are costs, test scores for Illinois school…
Most property taxes go to local public schools. Illinoisans should know how well students…
Most Minnesotans now rate public schools a ‘C’ or worse
A majority of Minnesotans say public schools are falling short, with 54 percent now rating school…
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