Uriah Ward

Civics education is more important than ever and I'm proud that our district is preparing students to understand and improve our community and our country.

One of the Saint Paul School Board's BIGG goals focuses on improving student achievement in civics. We want to see at least 90% of students passing civics classes by 2029. We've already seen some movement! We increased from 84% to 88%, just 2% away from our goal!

Playing catch with my son is one of the coolest things ever 💚

Orren came with me to the Hidden River ribbon cutting. It's such a beautiful school!

I'm proud to be running for re-election with the support of our newest Representative, Meg Luger-Nikolai! She is a progressive champion for our city, an expert on public education policy, and I'm looking forward to working with her to build the schools our kids deserve.

A Principal on the Front Lines, Plus S’mores, Snowshoes and Music

Check out this great interview with Saint Paul Central Principal Cherise Ayers! She talks about our new cell phone policy, ICE response, and working to make sure all students feel seen and supported in her building.

open.spotify.com/episode/2XJz...

The MN DFL held their convocation yesterday. I wasn't there because of the School Board budget session, but my fellow elected DFLers made me a representative to the State Central Committee as well as a Super Delegate. So grateful for their support and excited to get more involved in the state party!

Operation Metro Surge is negatively impacting the Saint Paul Public Schools budget. These are dollars that we will no longer be able to spend to improve outcomes for our students.

Our school board always presses our administration to cut administrative costs as much as possible while cutting the services that directly interact with students as little as possible. As a result, our administrative costs are regularly lower than that of our peer school districts.

I'm here at 360 bright and early getting ready for the School Board's budget work session. What better way is there to spend a Saturday?

Not feeling well today so I'm staying home, taking some medicine, and zooming into today's AMSD (Association of Metropolitan School Districts) meeting. Today we're previewing the upcoming legislative session.

I am a proud Teamster and am so honored to be able to run for re-election with the support of my union.

Axios had a story today about how hard Minnesota’s economy is being hit and how slow the recovery could be. So, I’m going to take this opportunity to say that if you want to support the Twin Cities, you should plan a visit for this summer, spend some money here, & see how amazing it is for yourself.

Last night, the Saint Paul School Board solidified our commitment to protect our community from ICE by making it official district policy. A huge thank you to School Board Director Carlo Franco for making this happen.

Our team visited caucuses all across Saint Paul last night and turnout was HUGE! This community is ready to fight back against injustice and build a better future for all of us. On to the conventions!

The line is out the door at Harding for the East Side precinct caucuses!

Precinct caucuses are tomorrow, Feb 3rd, at 7pm.
Find your caucus here: caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov

St. Paul schools leader: 1 in 4 students in virtual learning amid ICE surge; district tweaks grading “This is truly about safety for our students,” Stacie Stanley told MPR News. The school system, she added, will regularly assess the need to continue the virtual option during the surge and won’t put ...

I'm proud of how SPPS had adjusted to protect our kids -- but we shouldn't have to do any of this. We want to bring our kids back into our buildings but can't when masked agents are roaming the streets and abducting our neighbors. ICE out of MN Now!

www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Our campaign has been endorsed by Run for Something, an organization that supports strong progressive leaders for local office. Proud to be able to run with their support!

Just so we're totally clear, ICE is not allowed on SPPS property without a judicial warrant. They can't come into our buildings. They can't use our parking lots. They can't access our playgrounds. Trespassing will not be permitted.

I'm so honored and excited to have earned the endorsement of the Saint Paul Federation of Educators. We've had an amazing productive and collaborative relationship through my first term and I'm excited to see what we'll accomplish together in the coming years!

Judges, inundated with immigration cases, don’t mince words on ICE tactics Federal judges in Minnesota are overwhelmed with cases stemming from Operation Metro Surge.

The Trump administration breaks the law over and over again.

www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

CEOs of major Minnesota businesses finally speak out, sign meek call for 'deescalation' Minnesota's biggest employers have been criticized for their silence in the wake of the Trump administration's unprecedented immigration action in the state.

This isn't nearly enough.

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Everyone responsible for this terror campaign -- from the President of the United States to the ICE Agents on the ground -- must be held accountable.

Yesterday, 50,000 Minnesotans peacefully protested to stop the terror being inflicted on our community. Today, ICE shot and likely killed another constitutional observer on the street. I can’t say this clearly enough: Congress has to stop this. The government is killing us. Congress has to act.

Got my seat at the Target Center. It's time for ICE to leave Minnesota.

The Saint Paul School Board has an interim seat to fill. If you care about our schools and are interested in giving back, consider submitting an application!

www.spps.org/about/board-...

Your Saint Paul School Board members are organizing alongside you and doing everything they can on the ground to protect our students.

Statement from the Saint Paul School Board Regarding ICE Presence in the Twin Cities

Read the full statement here: www.spps.org/news-details...

SPPS IS STAYING OPEN.

Folks are asking if SPPS will follow MPS in closing for the rest of the week. The plan is to remain open -- school is the safest place for most of our kids during the day. I've attached screenshots of an email from Dr. Stanley that was sent to the SPPS community earlier today.