Education

An Iowa school board has upheld the decision to drop the “Mohawk” name and mascot, despite some pushback from the community.

Rochester Public Schools (RPS) staff will be required to get vaccinated starting in January.

Federal officials are investigating whether handicapped people can access Minnesota State University, Mankato’s new anti-COVID-19 study pods.

Schools in the Martin County West School District are closed Tuesday and Wednesday after a threatening note was discovered in a high school classroom.

Some local school districts have a new opportunity for grant funding thanks to a $1 million donation from the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation.

Mankato Area Public Schools has updated its COVID-19 Response Plan to go into effect following winter break.

The Mankato Area Public School Board announced Tuesday that Darren Wacker has resigned, effective immediately.

Some eligible local school districts, including Blue Earth Area Schools, Maple River Schools and United South Central Schools have a new opportunity for grant funding thanks to a $1 million donation to the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation.

Iowa teachers say they are fed up with the increasing number of violent fights at schools.

The decorations aren’t the only thing bringing faculty and students to a place where they’ve never been before.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has pledged $500,000 to provide 24 Presidential Scholarships for MSU Mankato.

Minnesota school officials are notifying parents of a nationwide TikTok challenge involving threats to shoot up or bomb schools.

Colleges across the U.S. are starting to require booster shots, extend mask mandates and in some cases revert to online classes as they brace for the new omicron variant.

The 27 states now involved represent about 75% of students nationwide, the agency said.

From woodworking, to clothing design, welding and auto repairs, Eagle Enterprises does it all— thanks to a group of dedicated teenagers.

At the budget address last week, Governor Kristi Noem gave her recommendation for funding a new Business and Innovation Center at Northern State University.

The Iowa Department of Education released new statistics today regarding 2021 fall enrollment.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the state Assembly would give the University of Wisconsin System authority over tuition reciprocity with Minnesota.

The post was circling social media Monday.

Minnesota health officials say a person affiliated with Minnesota State University, Mankato has been diagnosed with the state’s second case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Snow days may be a thing of the past thanks to remote learning options.

Jack Rico will graduate from UNLV on Dec. 14, becoming the youngest student to walk the university’s stage in the school’s 64-year history.

According to Education Minnesota while its the second victim this year, its the third student to die since the pandemic began.

It said state officials have known for years that community-based support for people with complex medical and behavioral needs is insufficient and have acknowledged that they have failed to meaningfully assess the capacity of the community service system.

After helping grow Concordia Classical Academy in North Mankato, Alice Brase is now eyeing retirement after 40 years spent in the classroom.

The Mankato Area Public School District made some policy changes.

Minnesota State University Mankato graduates will be able to get their degrees in person, this Saturday, for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Substitute teachers continue to be in short supply at southern Minnesota schools.

Kelsey and Lisa prove they got game when they zip and zag over to Bethany Lutheran College to discover what’s driving students to really get their schoolwork done!

The School Board is expected to vote at a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7.