Democrats say they're focusing on the issue to underscore their party's priorities, while Republicans are focusing on the law to fire-up the party faithful and to highlight their conservative credentials.
(04/22/2014)
A new Minnesota law will require districts to spell out how exactly they'll protect students from intimidating, threatening, abusive or harmful behavior, and how they'll track and respond to cases of bullying.
(04/09/2014)
The bill sponsored by state Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, would require school districts to track and investigate cases of bullying and require schools to better train staff and teachers on how to prevent it.
(04/03/2014)
Gov. Mark Dayton signed an education budget bill Wednesday that boosts funding for public schools over the next two years, funds all-day kindergarten statewide for the first time and retools high school testing requirements.
(05/22/2013)
The Minnesota House passed a K-12 finance bill that would increase funding by $485 million for all-day kindergarten, special education, early childhood education and the classroom.
(05/19/2013)
A committee of faculty, students and staff is recommending Minnesota students attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison pay out-of-state tuition.
(05/09/2013)
The State Senate passed a two-year, $15.7 billion education finance bill Thursday on a 35 to 28 vote that includes full funding for all-day kindergarten in every district.
(04/25/2013)
House Speaker Paul Thissen and other House DFLers are holding a Tuesday press conference to roll out there education finance bill which includes funding allocations for the state's K-12 system.
(04/09/2013)
The House Higher Education Committee chairman is calling the $2.5 million contract buyout for fired University of Minnesota basketball coach Tubby Smith "obscene."
(03/26/2013)
DFL leaders in the Minnesota House spent the first day of their spring break making a case for all-day kindergarten and the tax increases needed to pay for it.
(03/25/2013)
Minnesota lawmakers are considering beefing up the state's anti-bullying law, and for the most part, school administrators applaud the effort. But as with so many pieces of legislation, there's concern over the cost.
(03/18/2013)
University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler is at the state Capitol this week to discuss the school's efforts to reduce administrative costs.
(The Daily Circuit, 03/12/2013)
Several Minnesota education groups made a push for Gov. Mark Dayton's education budget at the Capitol on Monday.
(03/11/2013)
The Legislature has named four people to the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, including two incumbents who got second terms during a challenging time for the university.
(03/07/2013)
Property-poor school districts and those districts without a voter-approved operating levy would get some funding help under legislation advanced Tuesday by a Minnesota Senate panel.
(03/07/2013)
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