Minneapolis will be welcoming a new superintendent on Feb. 5, 2024. On Dec. 1, 2023, with opposition from two southwest board members, the Minneapolis Public School (MPS) Board of Education …
“At Lake Harriet Lower Elementary, we believe that learning extends beyond the classroom walls,” said Lake Harriet Lower Elementary Principal Angie Ness. “Our new outdoor learning …
The new active-learning gardens will allow teachers to bring science lessons outside and let students become outdoor scientists.
Learn something new every day. This isn't a new concept. Many smart people have espoused the virtues of learning. "Education begins at the level of the learner," said Aristotle, who believed …
In four hours, the teams raised $1400 to pay for coaches, transportation, and equipment.
Administration shared some information about job vacancies at the district, including the newly-developed intervention triads.
All students in the state of Minnesota will get free breakfast and lunch starting this next school year. With more children now likely to eat two meals a day at school, many parents are …
Despite a positive credit outlook and increased State funding, the district anticipates cutting expenses by 10% after pandemic aid ends.
The district’s lack of transparency has limited our ability to report about Minneapolis Public Schools.
Teens at Washburn High School are learning STEM on the fly. At their after school meet-ups for the Tiny Whoops drone team, they are learning programming for robotics, electronics, aerodynamics, and …
Students are able to see their art framed and displayed in a community space, bringing them a sense of pride, according to Whittier Community art teacher Stacie McCormack.
The board meeting was nearly four and a half hours long. Here are a few things you might have missed.
Traveling around the world always requires a sense of curiosity and adventure. More often than not, travel demands a willingness to be uncertain, confused, and bewildered. Studying abroad holds …
A Hmong art exhibition is on display at the John B. Davis Center though December 14.
Schools closures and consolidation was not part of the agenda, and there was no discussion by board members.
Nine months before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus to a White passenger. She was 15. Youth Performance Company (YPC)’s “Inspired by Claudette & …
Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s (MCAD) bustling campus in the Whittier neighborhood is home to student housing, outdoor art displays, indoor galleries, art classes, continuing …
The district wants to charge the robotics teams $30,000 to lease a field that was developed through a State grant.
Frazzled bus drivers honk their horns and children text their parents from buses unable to pass through streets too narrow to pick up and deliver kids.
Bilingualism benefits children in myriad ways. For example, a 2014 study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology found that bilingual children have a higher vocabulary range than …
