Jeffrey Meitrodt
Reporter
InvestigationsPreviously, Meitrodt was an investigative reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. He also covered the Illinois statehouse for the Chicago Tribune. He grew up in southeastern Minnesota and graduated in 1984 from the University of Minnesota with a degree in journalism. He has won national journalism awards for his reporting on public corruption in Louisiana and Illinois, and for his coverage of corporate misconduct and educational disparities in Minnesota.
Latest from Jeffrey Meitrodt
Twin Cities
Twin Cities charter school fraud took place under direction of school’s current leader, former employees say
The Minnesota Internship Center had 4% attendance and 5% graduation rates, while its leader took co-workers to Topgolf, according to state records and interviews with school insiders.
September 7, 2024
Twin Cities
Minnesota charter school loses $1.3 million in state funding over inflated enrollment
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the decision to pull funding from the Minnesota Internship Center; a school leader said administrators involved in falsifying records are gone.
August 11, 2024
Local
Teachers approve new contract in Anoka-Hennepin school district
The deal would use up most of district’s share of a recent state boost in education funding.
February 19, 2024
Politics
Legislators want to hire experts to diagnose Minnesota’s ailing child protection system
The proposal is one of several, including another pushing for a statewide child abuse hotline, in response to the Star Tribune’s investigation that showed widespread problems.
February 9, 2024
West Metro
Student hospitalized after stabbing at Minnetonka High School
The school says student was struck with an “art tool.”
February 7, 2024
Local
Tentative deal with teachers could result in staff cuts at Anoka-Hennepin
“Monumental” contribution from state not enough to fund raises at Minnesota’s largest school district
January 26, 2024
Local
Meltdown of prominent CPA firm comes amid crisis for Minnesota charter schools
One owner’s theft led to the demise of the Anton Group, which worked for dozens of charter schools across the state, where there is a shortage of firms to help with finances.
January 19, 2024
Local
As Minnesota considers child protection reforms, should responsibility fall to state or counties?
A Star Tribune series exposed failings in the county-run child protection system, and a legislative task force on Thursday discussed the pros and cons of a state-run system.
January 11, 2024
West Metro
Student hospitalized after stabbing at Minnetonka High School
The school says student was struck with an “art tool.”
February 7, 2024
Local
Tentative deal with teachers could result in staff cuts at Anoka-Hennepin
“Monumental” contribution from state not enough to fund raises at Minnesota’s largest school district
January 26, 2024
Local
Meltdown of prominent CPA firm comes amid crisis for Minnesota charter schools
One owner’s theft led to the demise of the Anton Group, which worked for dozens of charter schools across the state, where there is a shortage of firms to help with finances.
January 19, 2024
Local
As Minnesota considers child protection reforms, should responsibility fall to state or counties?
A Star Tribune series exposed failings in the county-run child protection system, and a legislative task force on Thursday discussed the pros and cons of a state-run system.
January 11, 2024