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St. Paul elects school board members Chauntyll Allen, Yusef Carrillo, Carlo Franco, Erica Valliant, in sweep for teachers’ union slate

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 7, 2023November 8, 2023

Voters chose four winners from seven candidates for the Saint Paul Public Schools board: Incumbent Chauntyll Allen, returning board member Yusef Carrillo, plus newcomers Carlo Franco and Erica Valliant.

2023 St. Paul school board candidates; 2023 election

Multiple choice: Which four St. Paul school board candidates deserve your vote?

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Abdi Omer: ‘I can be an ear for new things and new ideas’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Carlo Franco wants to bring ‘community-centered leadership’ to St. Paul school board

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Chauntyll Allen wants to end school-to-prison pipeline

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Zuki Ellis wants students to have ‘relevant courses and experiences’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Gita Rijal Zeitler: District must offer ‘catch-up and advanced classes’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

More than 43,000 student names and email addresses exposed in St. Paul data breach

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 14, 2023September 14, 2023

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona espouses importance of multilingual education at Hmong dual-immersion school in St. Paul

by Alfonzo Galvan September 8, 2023September 11, 2023

‘An important day’: St. Paul opens nation’s first East African magnet school

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Last spring, St. Paul gave Abdisalam Adam three months to start the nation’s first East African magnet school. Here’s what happened.

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 4, 2023September 1, 2023

‘You guys believed in me’: Gateway to College graduates celebrate program that helped them finish high school

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 16, 2023June 15, 2023

Why is J.J. Hill Montessori—the St. Paul school best known for Philando Castile—cutting its only Black teacher?

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 22, 2023May 23, 2023

St. Paul schools announce plans for first East African elementary magnet school

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 16, 2023June 1, 2023

These St. Paul students entered their auditorium to film a senior-class video. They walked out with a college scholarship.

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 10, 2023May 12, 2023

‘This is Harding’s award’: St. Paul math educator is Minnesota Teacher of the Year

by Becky Z. Dernbach May 7, 2023May 9, 2023

Bethel University unveils new scholarship for Karen and Karenni students

by Becky Z. Dernbach April 4, 2023April 3, 2023

Former KARE anchor Gia Vang delivers ‘very Asian’ books to local schoolchildren

by Becky Z. Dernbach March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

How can St. Paul schools improve safety? Students, educators, and parents wrestle with concerns at public meeting.

by Becky Z. Dernbach February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

16-year-old charged with murder in St. Paul Harding High stabbing

by MPR News Staff February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

‘We cannot let this tragic event define us’: Harding High School community gathers to grieve in wake of student’s killing

by Becky Z. Dernbach February 13, 2023February 14, 2023

Banned for 60 years in Myanmar, Karen language classes make public school debut in St. Paul

by Becky Z. Dernbach February 3, 2023February 3, 2023

Top 5 education stories of 2022: A historic educators strike in Minneapolis leads to lasting impacts, and a teacher of the year calls it quits.

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 26, 2022January 2, 2023

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

St. Paul school board ends $9 million investment in fossil fuels, citing equity and justice

by Estelle Timar-Wilcox December 16, 2022December 16, 2022

St. Paul opens nation’s first Hmong language and culture middle school

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

‘It’s going to be a really good year, InshaAllah!’: The first day of school in the Twin Cities brings excitement, fear, and new locker combinations.

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 6, 2022September 7, 2022

Worried about teacher shortages in Minnesota? School districts have an answer: Come apply for a job.

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 2, 2022September 7, 2022

What you need to know to register your Minnesota K–12 student for free school meals

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 1, 2022September 1, 2022

Black girl magic is real. Meet the St. Paul educator who has discovered the secret to unlocking student ‘superpowers’ in the classroom.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 29, 2022August 30, 2022

The Class of 2022 expected a lot of hard work, but not a pandemic, a nationwide racial reckoning, major mental health challenges, or a teachers strike. Still, many of them found a way to flourish.

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 8, 2022June 8, 2022

Strikeblog Day Four: Negotiations continue, educators canvass, and district outlines school makeup day policy.

by Becky Z. Dernbach March 7, 2022March 11, 2022

Classroom duties are piling up. Mental health needs are skyrocketing. But pay hasn’t budged. Why Minneapolis and St. Paul educational assistants are ready to strike.

by Becky Z. Dernbach February 25, 2022December 22, 2022

Minneapolis and St. Paul educators plan to strike March 8 if no agreements are reached before then. What you need to know.

by Becky Z. Dernbach February 18, 2022March 10, 2022

With the Omicron variant, teacher absences are way up. But what’s happening with students is… interesting.

by Becky Z. Dernbach January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

Teach in person? COVID causes chaos. Teach remotely? Kids suffer. Minnesota’s teachers of color say that Omicron presents schools with bad options and impossible choices.

by Becky Z. Dernbach January 13, 2022January 13, 2022

Jeff Garcia, special education teacher: ‘We don’t need to spend the rest of the year in distance, and I don’t want to.’

by Becky Z. Dernbach January 13, 2022January 14, 2022

St. Paul Public Schools is one of the most diverse districts in the state. Increasingly, parents prefer segregation.

by Becky Z. Dernbach January 6, 2022January 7, 2022

St. Paul school board spares three schools from closure after outcry from immigrant families. Six other schools will close in district consolidation plan.

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 2, 2021December 2, 2021

St. Paul has a plan to pursue more equitable education by closing and merging schools. But immigrant parents say it would hurt their communities.

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 24, 2021November 24, 2021

Immigrant students rally to save a small St. Paul high school from closing. ‘It feels like you belong in this country,’ a recent graduate says of the program.

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 15, 2021November 16, 2021

DEMOCRACY & POLITICS

With St. Paul school board win, Halla Henderson becomes first Eritrean American elected to office in Minnesota

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 3, 2021November 4, 2021

James Farnsworth: ‘We need to learn from what the successful schools are doing around us’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021

Halla Henderson: ‘Top of mind right now for me is school closures’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 25, 2023

Jennifer McPherson: ‘Allow families to have real school choice’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021

Jim Vue: ‘The people who are leaving our district are Asian Americans.’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021

Jeannie Foster: ‘To have an enrollment increase, we have to serve the students we currently have.’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 22, 2021

Uriah Ward: ‘Invest in the staff that work directly with students’

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 26, 2021

Hands up, who wants to serve on the St. Paul school board?

by Becky Z. Dernbach October 24, 2021October 25, 2023

Everything you need to know about the COVID safety plans in Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools

by Becky Z. Dernbach September 8, 2021September 9, 2021

Robots, skateboards, bike rides: Summer school helps Twin Cities kids switch back to the classroom

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 30, 2021July 29, 2021

Minnesota pioneered the movement for charter schools 30 years ago. Since then, one in every three statewide has closed.

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

‘We were able to achieve what we thought was impossible’: In a senior year like no other, these graduates found a way to thrive

by Becky Z. Dernbach and Aala Abdullahi June 14, 2021June 11, 2021

Too hot for school: Minneapolis and St. Paul close school buildings during June heat wave

by Becky Z. Dernbach June 7, 2021June 10, 2021

As Minnesota elementary schools reopen, teachers say they hope to hear students giggle again. They’re also preparing their wills.

by Becky Z. Dernbach February 1, 2021February 2, 2021

Everything you need to know about whether to send your kids back to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic.

by Becky Z. Dernbach January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

St. Paul Public Schools data show the devastating effect of pandemic and distance learning on students of color.

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Minnesota’s first generation students are working three jobs, supporting their families—and figuring out how to apply for college during a pandemic.

by Becky Z. Dernbach December 14, 2020December 11, 2020

Meet the Latina and Hmong candidates who won school-board seats in Minnesota’s three biggest cities.

by Becky Z. Dernbach November 5, 2020November 10, 2020

Should kids go back to the classroom during the pandemic? We asked them. And their answers surprised us.

by Becky Z. Dernbach August 21, 2020August 21, 2020

We crammed Governor Tim Walz’s entire COVID-19 back-to-school plan into one cheat sheet. (The test comes this fall.)

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 31, 2020July 31, 2020

‘I can’t teach if I’m dead’: Minnesota teachers of color say distance learning is best option for fall

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Hungry kids, empty fridge? You may be missing out on free boxes of healthy food and benefits for Minnesota residents during the COVID-19 crisis.

by Becky Z. Dernbach July 21, 2020July 21, 2020