St. Paul Public Schools

When Republican Tom Conlon leaves the St. Paul School Board this summer, he’ll also be leaving Minneapolis and St. Paul with only two elected city officials not from the DFL Party.

St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen is leaving to become head of the Austin, Texas, school system. At a public meeting this morning, the Austin district’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name Carstarphen the sole finalist for the position. Although three weeks must elapse before she can sign a contract, Carstarphen immediately announced [...]

Minneapolis Public Schools will receive an infusion of $34 million from the recently passed economic stimulus package, according to a breakdown released by the House Committee on Education and Labor.  That’s the largest pile of education money headed to the state, but the St. Paul school district is a close second with almost $31 million [...]

While most school districts in Minnesota are steadily losing enrollment and shuttering schools, federal stimulus money is still being allocated for construction. Districts point out that they have millions of dollars of projects in the works that they’d be more than happy to receive pay for with federal funds.