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Achievement Gap Growing in Minnesota Charter Schools, Analysis Finds

The Minnesota Star Tribune review found that similar to traditional district schools, the highest performing charters generally served wealthier families.




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Minnesota Governor-Elect Names AFT National VP to Be State Education Chief

The state's incoming governor and education commissioner both are former teachers. They face battles over school accountability, funding and the achievement gap between white and minority students.




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Minnesota Court Again Rejects Challenge to Teacher Tenure

The Minnesota court of appeals has again rejected a lawsuit alleging that teacher tenure and seniority rights in public schools saddle students of color with ineffective teachers and therefore violate those students' right to an adequate education.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Minnesota

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Marny Xiong, School Board Chair and Social Justice Champion, Dies at 31 of COVID-19

The daughter of Hmong refugees was an outspoken advocate for minority communities. She was elected to the St. Paul, Minn., school board in 2017.




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Where They Are: The Nation's Small But Growing Population of Black English-Learners

In five northern U.S. states, black students comprise more than a fifth of ELL enrollment.




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Rediscovering School Quality Reviews

Resurrecting an old idea about assessing school quality could allow schools to examine a broad range of data on performance and practices and lead to improvement.




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Roman Catholic Students Sue Vermont Over Dual-Enrollment Lockout

A group of Vermont high school students backed by a powerful conservative Christian legal organization is accusing the state of religious discrimination.




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Social and Emotional Learning in Vermont

In the Green Mountain State, education leaders discuss their focus on the whole child.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Vermont

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Coronavirus Learning Loss Risk Index Reveals Big Equity Problems

Recent Census data finds households in the South and Midwest lagging those in other regions in access to remote learning technologies and learning interactions with teachers and family members.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Vermont

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Three Takeaways From Canadiens Wild Win In Buffalo

The Montreal Canadiens snapped a six-game losing streak with a 7-5 come-from-behind victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Remembrance Day.




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Former Predators Captain Shea Weber Inducted Into The Hockey Hall of Fame

Shea Weber gets inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after an impressive career.




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Fantasy Hockey Goalie Waiver Wire: Elvis will take care of business in the City of Grunge

Elvis Merzlikins is expected to start for the Blue Jackets, who are mired in a five-game losing streak and have never beaten the Kraken in regulation.




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Calgary Flames Recall Adam Klapka

Klapka has seen five games with the Flames this season




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Montreal Canadiens Still Shopping For Help

The Montreal Canadiens sit near the bottom of the NHL standings, fuelling more speculation about trade targets.




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'It's A Great Day': Kenzie Lalonde To Call Play-By-Play For Ottawa Senators Games In 2024-25

Kenzie Lalonde will become the first woman play-by-play announcer for an NHL team's TV broadcasts in Canada. Reactions and endorsements have poured in.




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Canadiens: Goaltending Help From The Waiver Wire?

The Montreal Canadiens are struggling on many fronts this season and goaltending is not an exception.




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BREAKING NEWS: Former Oilers GM Reveals New Gig

The former Edmonton Oilers general manager has a new gig.




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NHL Waivers: Jets Reclaim A Goalie While Reimer Hits The Wire

The Winnipeg Jets claimed Kaapo Kahkonen off NHL waivers from the Colorado Avalanche, while the Anaheim Ducks' James Reimer is one of two players now on waivers.




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Former Devils Goalie Lands With New Team

The former New Jersey Devils goalie finds themselves playing for a new Western Conference team.




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Avalanche Lose Kaapo Kahkonen Off Waivers To The Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets claimed Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Avalanche on Tuesday afternoon




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Another Former Sharks Goalie Goes On NHL Waivers

Former San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer was placed on NHL waivers today by the Anaheim Ducks.




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The Wraparound: Have The Washington Capitals Found Their Next Great Playmaker?

Emma Lingan and Eric Cruikshank discuss Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome, the Bruins and Red Wings coaches, Kirill Kaprizov's next contract and much more.




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Maple Leafs Prospect Deserves A Solid Shot In The NHL After Emergency Call-Up

The Maple Leafs called up leading Marlies scorer Alex Steeves but aren't expected to play him. He deserves a good look while other bottom-six players struggle, says Adam Proteau.




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Pittsburgh Penguins Trade Lars Eller To Washington Capitals One Day After 7-1 Loss

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals for two draft picks after a blowout loss dropped them to 6-9-2 on the season.




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Penguins Make First Move, Trading Eller To Capitals

The Pittsburgh Penguins traded Lars Eller to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday afternoon.




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Former Canadiens Forward Traded To Capitals

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Lars Eller was traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.




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Longtime Predators GM David Poile Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Poile, Nashville's first-ever general manager who retired in 2023, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside former Predators captain Shea Weber.




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Capitals send picks to Penguins for center Lars Eller, who won a Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018

Washington sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for Eller.




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Islanders rally to force OT but fall to Oilers, 4-3

Leon Draisaitl had two goals, including the overtime winner, and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists to move one point shy of 1,000 for his career as the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night.




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Alaska Reporter Will Study Rural Education as 2nd Chronister Fellowship Recipient

Victoria Petersen, of the Peninsula Clarion on the Kenai Peninsula, will report on the challenges of rural education, especially in a state as vast as Alaska.




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Earthquake Scuttles Classes in Alaska, As California Students Return to School

While thousands of students in wildfire-ravaged Northern California resumed classes last week, thousands of others in Alaska stayed home after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Nov. 30.




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Gifted Students 'Make the Most' of School in Alaska

In remote regions of rural Alaska, both schools and the students themselves have to work harder to put together an education that meets students' needs.




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Betsy DeVos Approves ESSA Plans for Alaska and Iowa

That brings the number of states with approved plans to 44, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still awaiting the OK: California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Utah




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1 in 3 American Indian, Black, and Latino Children Fall Into Digital Divide, Study Says

Nearly 17 million children lack high-speed internet at home that's considered crucial to their ability to participate in remote learning during the pandemic, according to a new study.




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Troubleshooting Tech Realities in Rural Schools

Internet connectivity, recruiting staff, and finding partners to learn from are all big challenges for an ed-tech leader in a district off the coast of Alaska.




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On the Snowy Tundra, Alaska Students Bridge Differences and Eat Moose Snout

An Alaskan high school exchange program works to promote understanding between the state's urban centers and its remote Native Villages and communities.




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An Alaskan Village's Long Wait for a New School

Rural schools everywhere struggle to maintain adequate buildings, but the quest for a new school has been especially long and fraught for this remote Old Believer village.




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'Just Like Them': Urban and Rural Students Make Friends on the Alaska Frontier

A group of high school students from Anchorage spent spring break at a remote Native Village as part of an unusual cultural exchange program in Alaska. See what they learned.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska

This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Alaska: A Brief History of the State and Its Schools

Alaskan schooling developed on many fronts. An illustrated timeline adds historical context for the growth of the state's education system, from the territory’s earliest Native inhabitants to today.




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A Perennial Challenge in Rural Alaska: Getting and Keeping Teachers

Recruiters already are offering bonuses, free housing, and airfare to entice teachers to their remote districts—and the competition is about to get worse.




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Letters From Alaska

When it comes to education, the 49th state faces its own challenges, some of which are unique to Alaska and some that it shares with other rural states. This series explores how cultural and geographic barriers, teacher shortages, historical developments, and more have shaped schooling in Alaska.




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Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska

This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.




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Anchorage School District in Alaska projects a $15.2M loss




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Van Ness Elementary: Integrating Social and Emotional Learning in Compelling Ways

The principal of an elementary school in Washington, DC, describes how she and her staff broadened the focus of the school towards broader, more holistic goals for students.




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The 'Ripple Effects' of Integrating Social-Emotional Learning into Elementary Learning

The principal of a school in Washington, DC, describes a shift toward equity, diversity, and inclusion.