ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota schools appear to be bouncing back from the pandemic with some positive numbers released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) this week. The state agency ...

The Minnesota Department of Education says that 84.2% of the 2024 class graduated, compared to 83.1% in 2023. "The students of the Class of 2024 worked hard and overcame challenges to achieve this ...

The purchase price of every fishing license in Minnesota goes into the Department of Natural Resources' Game and Fish Fund, a dedicated account that can only be used for fish, wildlife ...

The proposed federal budget for 2026 calls for the elimination of that program. The Minnesota Department of Commerce says this cut would mean Minnesota would lose about $125 million in funds each ...

The Minnesota Department of Education says last year’s graduating high school class had the highest percentage of seniors ever recorded in the state. New data from the state shows 84.2% of all ...

“These successes are possible,” said Jett, because of longstanding partnerships between school communities, the Minnesota Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Education. But that ...

In its annual data release, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced that the proportion of Minnesota students completing their high school education in four years hit 84.2% in 2024 ...

The graduation data released May 7 by the Minnesota Department of Education also shows increases among students across a wide range of demographics and income levels. Gov. Tim Walz said that the ...

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The federal watchdog that Minnesota schools once feared is now a skeleton of itself. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), housed within the United States Department of Education, has been cut in ...