Math and science scores have changed little since 2020 and about half of the state’s students are proficient in reading at their grade level. State officials want to rethink testing.
The school board is reviewing three proposals, each set to shutter more than a dozen schools, to right-size a district facing chronic enrollment and budget woes.
The board is stalled over teaching ethnic studies. Teachers worry that could leave classrooms without materials tied to new social studies state standards.
Some school districts are stuck with bigger commencement bills. U.S. Bank Stadium cost some districts more than four times the price tag of reserving Mariucci at the U.