Minnesota education

Youthprise has announced the Sauk Rapids-Rice School district has been awarded a grant to help students who are at risk of dropping out of school.

Cathedral High School students were given a simple but effective question to guide their social media posting on Tuesday: "Would your Grandma approve if this went up online or if you sent that message?"

The District 742 Local Education and Activities Foundation (LEAF) is awarding $24,667 during it's fall activity funds granting cycle. Every year, LEAF awards supplemental money to academic, activities, arts and athletic programs.

Attending online public school is a growing trend for students and families in St. Cloud. Around 100 students in the St. Cloud area are now enrolled in MTS Minnesota Connections Academy, an online school based in St. Paul. Students attend classes and interact with their classmates online. Work is done with teachers via email, live online lessons, text-based curriculum, webcasts and telephone conversations.

St. Cloud Area School District Superintendent Willie Jett says they are working to ensure students of all cultures feel welcome in their schools. Jett released a statement on Thursday afternoon in response to protests outside of Tech High School on Wednesday.

Minnesota $38 million contract with a vendor to run its online proficiency testing system is encountering glitches that have school officials worried ahead of the spring testing season.

A retired English teacher will help set Republicans' agenda for making changes to the state's schools.