Minnesota Reformer

Minneapolis School Board signals potential school closures

The planning follows years of discussion about closing schools in a district with 29,000 students but the capacity for 42,000 ...

Worthington District 518 makes plan for weather-related late starts, closures

The Operations Committee of the District 518 Board of Education met Tuesday afternoon to discuss several items and advance topics to the agenda for the meeting of the full board at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 21, ...
Opinion

Brown: As a small Minnesota town mourns its only elementary school, opportunity grows from loss

Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• At the only gas station in Randall, Minn., the Friday morning crowd already knew each other.

Disruption for drivers as Highway 7 closes to prevent sinkhole near Minnetonka High School

Drivers in the west Twin Cities metro are facing disruption this week due to the closure of Highway 7 in Minnetonka to ...

Five years after controversial plan, Minneapolis schools confront same equity and budget woes

Five years after Minneapolis Public Schools passed a sweeping, controversial overhaul, leaders are now confronting many of ...
KSTP

Despite parent opposition, Hudson School Board votes to close 2 elementary schools

The Hudson School District will have two fewer schools next school year. On Monday night, the school board voted 6-1 to close ...

Districts around the US are mulling school closures as student enrollment falls

It’s a financial strain to operate half-empty school buildings, but research shows kids and neighborhoods don’t always fare well after closures.

Dozens of Minnesota school districts ask voters to OK funding for operating costs, facility upgrades

School districts across Minnesota, from urban to rural communities, are asking taxpayers to approve new funding to shore up ...