Minnesota Schools

Teen Hangs Herself After Months Of Bullying, 'Slut' Scrawled On Locker

Posted 05.09.2012

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Rachel Ehmke, a 13-year-old seventh grader in Mantorville, Minn., died April 29 after hanging herself at her home. The months leading up to the traged...

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School District Considers Shutting Down Every Other Monday

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 04.19.2012

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Snow days are so passé. Now it's all about budget cut days. Yes, faced with budget woes, the Burnsville School district is considering giving its ...

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School Baseball Coach Claims He Was Fired For Being White

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.14.2012

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Michael Grover, a baseball coach at Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, Minn. claims he lost his job at the school because of his race, the Pionee...

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Minnesota District Settles Lawsuits Over Gay Bullying, Gender Neutral Policy

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 05.06.2012

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MINNEAPOLIS — A settlement with Minnesota's largest school district over the harassment and bullying of students who are gay, or perceived to be...

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Minnesota District To Vote On Settlement Over Bullying Lawsuits

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 05.05.2012

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COON RAPIDS, Minn. — Minnesota's largest school district on Monday voted to settle a pair of lawsuits over a policy that was criticized for fail...

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Minn. Senate Passes Bill To Let Schools Fire Teachers Based On Performance

AP | By ALEXANDRA TEMPUS | Posted 02.27.2012

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Senate passed a bill Monday that would let schools lay off teachers based on their performance in the classroom rathe...

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Minnesota School Board Ends Gender-Neutrality Policy Blamed For Bullying

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 04.15.2012

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COON RAPIDS, Minn. — Leaders in Minnesota's largest school district said the long debate over how teachers should handle discussions about sexua...

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Controversial Minnesota School Bullying Policy May Be Replaced

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 04.14.2012

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COON RAPIDS, Minn. — The school board in Minnesota's largest school district approved Monday night a replacement for a policy that required teac...

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In Some Cash Strapped Schools, Kids Bring Their Own Tech Devices

| Jennifer Roland | Posted 04.14.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of Mind/Shift. At Mankato Public School System in Minnesota, students bring their homework, their lunches, and book...

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Getting Kids To Eat Vegetables At School: Are Pictures The Answer?

Posted 04.02.2012

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Getting young children to eat their servings of fruits and veggies, particularly in school, has been a long and hard struggle for parents, schools and...

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Minnesota School District To Consider Revision Of Controversial Sexual Orientation Policy

Posted 02.07.2012

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Minnesota's largest school district may revise a controversial policy that prevents teachers and staff from discussing issues of sexual orientation. T...

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Teachers Write Their Own Textbooks, Saving Lots Of Cash

Posted 01.09.2012

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With a $200,000 budget to purchase mass-produced textbooks that didn't quite fit their curricular needs, a group of three Minnesota math teachers got ...

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Bachmann: To Fight Bullying, Ax Department Of Education

Posted 12.29.2011

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Speaking at a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) responded to an audience member's question about what she would do ab...

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School District Near Deal In Federal Somali Student Civil Rights Probe

AP | CHRIS WILLIAMS | Posted 12.24.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota school district must report to the federal government any future allegations of harassment against Somali students as ...

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How Foreclosures Could Have Cost Schools $150 Million

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 02.14.2012

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The housing crisis has cost Minneapolis Public Schools $150 million in state funding as students were forced to move from the area after their familie...

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Bachmann Responds To Gay Bullying Petition: 'Bullying Is Wrong'

Posted 12.04.2011

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Rep. Michele Bachmann responded Monday to a petition that urged her to publicly address gay bullying. "Bullying is wrong," she says, according to ...

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Mother Banned From School And Bus Stop For Confronting Son's Bullies

Posted 11.26.2011

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A Minnesota mother has been banned from her child's school and bus stop for defending her son against bullies, WCCO-TV reports. After her 10-year-...

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Mother Of Suicide Victim To Bachmann: Speak Out Against Gay Bullying

Posted 11.16.2011

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The mother of a gay teenager who committed suicide last year arrived at Rep. Michele Bachmann's office in Waite Park, Minn. Thursday carrying a box wi...

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Michele Bachmann In 2002: Education Reform And Another Holocaust?

Posted 10.11.2011

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A 2002 film that focuses on Michele Bachmann's education activism alludes to her support for filming partner Michael Chapman and his message that stat...

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Another Lawsuit Hits Bachmann's District For Alleged Gay Student Bullying

Posted 10.11.2011

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Minnesota's Anoka-Hennepin School District is facing another lawsuit over alleged bullying of a student for sexual orientation and gender nonconformit...

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Michele Bachmann Silent On String Of Gay And Bullied Teen Suicides In Her District

Posted 09.25.2011

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A string of suicides among gay and bullied teenagers in Minnesota's largest school district, Anoka-Hennepin Schools, has critics blaming the district'...

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Students Sue Minnesota District Over Gay Curriculum Policy

AP | By STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 09.21.2011

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CHAMPLIN, Minn. -- Several current and former students sued Minnesota's largest school district Thursday, saying its policy requiring staff to remain ...

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Minnesota Joins Horde Of States Linking Teacher Reviews To Student Scores

AP | By PATRICK CONDON | Posted 09.21.2011

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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- An education bill that presents a new approach to the evaluation of Minnesota public school teachers is among the myriad policy cha...

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Feds Investigating School District For Alleged Civil Rights Violation

Posted 09.19.2011

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Federal officials are investigating allegations of harassment and bullying in Anoka-Hennepin Schools, Minnesota's largest school district, CNN reports...

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2 Minn. School Bullying Victims Take Lives In Sleepover Suicide Pact

The Huffington Post | Jessica Prois | Posted 11.16.2011

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Family members admit that the signs were there. After repeatedly indicating that they were bullied and felt ostracized, Paige Moravetz and Haylee F...

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