Kyle Schoenfish

Following legislative session, a lot of political activists and organizations look at how the lawmakers align with their respective beliefs. One new “scorecard” is aiming to do just that on voting issues.

A bill aiming to offer tax credits to help fund private K-12 education was killed on the Senate floor. It comes amid both a budget crunch and a legislative push to utilize public dollars for private schooling.

A new model for teacher compensation has reached the governors’ desk.

The School–Prison Trust is a new addition to the Forerunners: Ideas First series from the University of Minnesota Press. The book explores the relationships between schools and prisons. We talk with co-authors Sabina Vaught and Brian McKinley Jones Brayboy.

Governor Kristi Noem is moving current State Representative Kyle Schoenfish to the senate to fill a vacancy left by Stace Nelson, who resigned in November…