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After battles over equity, Anoka-Hennepin school board race could tip balance of power Voters could break a 3-3 split between conservatives and liberals on the Anoka-Hennepin school board, which oversees the state’s largest school district, in November.

A 3-3 split between liberals and conservatives at the state’s largest school district has led to gridlock over issues including the budget and state social studies standards.

Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

Potential strike looms as Minneapolis educators negotiate contract The Minneapolis Federation of Educators announced Friday that it would hold a strike authorization vote later this month unless the union and district reach an agreement on Oct. 21.

New: Minneapolis teachers announce they could strike as soon as November sahanjournal.com/education/mi...

Federal grant cuts upend life-saving research, careers at UMN Federal grant cuts have had a wide-ranging impact at the University of Minnesota, affecting everything from life-saving research, to undergraduate opportunities, to the pipeline of future scholars and...

New: We contacted the researchers for all 98 federal grants so far canceled at the U of M. Here are their stories — and what we stand to lose. sahanjournal.com/education/fe...

Federal grant cuts upend life-saving research, careers at UMN Federal grant cuts have had a wide-ranging impact at the University of Minnesota, affecting everything from life-saving research, to undergraduate opportunities, to the pipeline of future scholars and...

As of July 17, nearly 100 federal grants totaling more than $20 million in outstanding funds have been terminated or suspended at the University of Minnesota.

Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das

North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher North Minneapolis charter school Harvest Best Academy has reached a tentative settlement with a former student who was sexually assaulted by his gym teacher.

News: North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher. From me and @katrinapross.bsky.social
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North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher North Minneapolis charter school Harvest Best Academy has reached a tentative settlement with a former student who was sexually assaulted by his gym teacher.

New: Harvest Best Academy reaches tentative settlement with former settlement sexually abused by gym teacher. by me and @katrinapross.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/public-safet...

North Minneapolis charter school sues nonprofit run by ousted founder's wife North Minneapolis charter school Harvest Best Academy, which parted ways with founder Eric Mahmoud in March, estimates that Seed Daycare, run by his wife, has overcharged the school by more than $400,...

New from me: North Minneapolis charter school sues nonprofit run by ousted founder’s wife. sahanjournal.com/education/ha...

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They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began. Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...

Such a great story from the @sahanjournal.bsky.social, following two immigrant students in Minnesota for an entire school year.
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They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began. Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...

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They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began. Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...

I spent a year visiting with a middle school class of new immigrant students, as national politics took an anti-immigrant turn. Here's their story. sahanjournal.com/education/im...

They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began. Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...

One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S.

By @bzosiad.bsky.social

They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began. Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...

Amazing story about the experience of recent immigrants at a Middle School in Minneapolis by @bzosiad.bsky.social
They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.
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Twin Cities restaurant offers reward to unmask account spreading ICE rumors The owners of Los Sanchez Mexican Restaurant are offering a $2,000 reward to unmask whoever runs MinnesotaNoticias ErnestoPaletas, a Spanish news and humor Facebook page.

The posts about ICE raids, which also mentioned the Mall of America and Mercado Central, are part of a wave of misinformation spreading on Spanish-language social media accounts.

Written by Alfonzo Galvan.

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Judge orders ICE to release detained UMN business student University of Minnesota graduate student Doğukan Günaydın, who has been in ICE custody for nearly two months, will be released today following an order from a federal judge.

University of Minnesota graduate student Doğukan Günaydın, who has been in ICE custody for nearly two months, will be released today following an order from a federal judge.

Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

Judge orders ICE to release student who protested police killings Judge finds that ICE detainment of Aditya Harsono, former Southwest Minnesota State University student, violates his First Amendment rights.

U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez found that ICE’s detainment of Aditya Harsono violated the First Amendment.

Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

As Mpls. school district looks for cuts, homeless families feel impact Minneapolis Public Schools’ budget cuts include plans to split the department serving homeless and highly mobile students and eliminate the director’s position.

As part of its budget cut process, Minneapolis Public Schools plans to split the department serving homeless and highly mobile students in two and eliminate the position of the director leading the department.

Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Cynthia Tu

Mankato international student released after month in ICE custody Mohammed Hoque, a MSU Mankato international student from Bangladesh, is being released after more than a month in ICE custody.

Mohammed Hoque, a MSU Mankato international student from Bangladesh, is being released after more than a month in ICE custody. Hoque said he was targeted based on his political posts on social media.