Education

High-achieving first-year students honored at Tuskegee University

Thursday, 28 February 2013 11:28

TUSKEGEE, Ala. – More than 200 students from the Class of 2016 at Tuskegee University were recognized for their academic successes Feb. 1. Held by the Office of the Provost, the Recognition of Students’ Outstanding Fall 2012 Achievement program awarded certificates to students earning 3.25 and above GPAs.

Senator Franken discusses student mental health services; reads to first graders at Elizabeth Hall International Academy in North Minneapolis

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 10:44

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) read to first graders on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Elizabeth Hall International Academy in north Minneapolis as part of I Love to Read Month.

Cross-culture within culture: South High School UMOJA recognizes, reflects diversity of African American students

Tuesday, 26 February 2013 09:08 Ivan Phifer, Staff Writer

To celebrate Black History Month, Minneapolis' South High School student group UMOJA hosted National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID) in the school's media center.

Senator Champion gives kids tour of Capitol

Thursday, 21 February 2013 12:54

Recently at the Capitol, Senator Bobby Joe Champion (DFL – Minneapolis) gave students from Banaadir Academy a tour of the building.

Black History goes like this

Wednesday, 20 February 2013 14:15 Shanell McCoy - Youthprise Intern

Ask most youth about black history and it will go something like this: black people were slaves and then Abe Lincoln set them free. After that, Martin Luther King Jr. marched and Rosa Parks said no to a white man on a bus so that black people could sit in the front even though most of the time they still sit in the back. Then, Obama became president and the struggle was over.

Senator Champion gives kids tour of Capitol

Friday, 08 February 2013 12:46

Recently at the Capitol, Senator Bobby Joe Champion (DFL – Minneapolis) gave students from Banaadir Academy a tour of the building. The Banaadir Academy is a charter school in Minneapolis that promotes “a safe, caring environment for diverse students.” When Sen. Champion showed the kids the basement in the Capitol, one of them asked, “Can you drive cars through the tunnel?”

MPS wants students back

Friday, 08 February 2013 12:35

A Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) program that helps former and current students obtain their high school diploma is reaching out to those who attended MPS between 2000 and 2012 and need to pass one or more state tests to graduate high school.