Mara Klecker

The state sent a letter to the administration on Friday declining to give a “substantive response” to a federal Title IX investigation amid uncertainty over timing and the government shutdown.

In an odd-year election, some school board candidates are trying to maintain a tradition of nonpartisanship. Others are leaning into national political divides.

A $20 million budgeting error and declining enrollment have the district on a “precipice” and facing deep cuts.

Schools are revising their breakfast menus this fall to meet sugar rules, the first phase of new federal school meal regulations.

Minnesota was the first state to implement the public school choice system that allows students to attend schools outside their home district.

The use of tablets and other classroom tech exploded during the pandemic. Teachers and families now question how much time kids should spend on screens.

Some school board members have asked about exceptions to league rules amid ongoing legal fights, but admit breaking up with the MSHSL would harm students.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled parents can opt students out of classes with LGBTQ books. The state already requires districts to have a process for requesting an alternative curriculum.

In Forest Lake schools, a proposed policy change allowing students to wear clothes with confederate flags or swastikas sparked a broader political debate.

The school board agreed to update the district’s library materials review policy, which had been based on the now-defunct website BookLooks.org, in settling two lawsuits.