Minnesota law doesn't oblige districts to excuse student absences for the occasional day off to reset and recharge. But the idea is catching on across the country.
The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech is much less effective in preventing infection in children ages 5-11 than in older adolescents or adults, according to…
A police bulletin on a man who walked out of a store with a cart of stolen diapers drew attention to families struggling to afford diapers — or in some cases even find them in stock at stores.
Judge rejected request for a temporary restraining order to direct Gov. Tim Walz to declare a peacetime emergency and mandate masks in all public schools.
Some parents are concerned about infection risks in children 11 and younger who are ineligible for vaccine, while others fear an overreaction to an ill-timed pandemic wave that will have schoolchildren wearing masks again this fall and losing social and learning opportunities.
A student's curiosity about why Anthony Middle School didn't have its own anthem launched a project that would carry a Minneapolis band teacher and her students through an especially challenging year.