Beyond the Page: Minnesota’s High-Stakes Battle to Reform Literacy Education
This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s 2026 Capitol Reporting Workshop for Minnesota youth, with financial support from the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. For many, reading is a foundational skill taken for granted. But for…
The Ink That Never Dries: How Student Newspapers Sustain the Pulse of Minnesota Campuses
By [Your Name/Journalistic Staff] In the quiet, fluorescent-lit corners of college newsrooms across Minnesota, the familiar rhythm of the printing press remains a heartbeat for campus democracy. While the global media landscape continues to fracture…
The Financial Cliff: Minnesota’s Struggling Student Grant Program Faces Uncertain Future
For over four decades, the Minnesota State Grant Program has served as a cornerstone of the state’s higher education strategy, acting as a vital lifeline for tens of thousands of students striving for social mobility. Yet, as the 2025 fiscal year…
A Voice for the First Amendment: Jane Kirtley Reflects on a Lifetime of Media Advocacy
By [Author Name/Journalism Staff] For decades, the name Jane E. Kirtley has served as a lighthouse for journalists navigating the turbulent, often litigious waters of the American media landscape. As the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the…
A Legacy Reimagined: Minnesota Voters to Decide the Future of the Permanent School Fund
By Investigative Staff In a rare display of legislative harmony, Minnesota lawmakers have united behind a proposal that promises to inject significant capital into the state’s public school system without levying a single additional cent in taxes. This…
The Erosion of Opportunity: Minnesota’s Financial Aid Crisis and the Future of Higher Education
For over four decades, Minnesota has stood as a beacon of accessible higher education, underpinned by a robust State Grant Program designed to ensure that a student’s zip code or socioeconomic status did not dictate their academic potential. Yet, as the…
A Legacy of Growth: Minnesota’s Constitutional Push to Unlock Millions for Public Schools
What if the key to alleviating the fiscal strain on Minnesota’s public education system has been sitting in a state-managed vault for over 160 years, waiting for a legislative turn of the key? This fall, Minnesota voters will face a unique decision on…
Education Under Siege: Minnesota Districts Sue to Restore ‘Sensitive Locations’ Policy Amidst Federal Enforcement Surge
By [Your Name/Editorial Desk] A coalition of Minnesota school districts and the state’s largest teachers union, Education Minnesota, filed a landmark lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, challenging the federal government’s recent shift in…
Shadows in the Classroom: How Federal Enforcement is Reshaping Minnesota’s Schools
The echoes of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns—a time of forced isolation, technological scrambling, and a desperate yearning for human connection—have returned to Minnesota classrooms. However, the cause is no longer a microscopic virus, but a geopolitical…
Shadows in the Classroom: Minnesota Schools Face Crisis Amid "Operation Metro Surge"
The Minnesota education landscape is undergoing a profound and harrowing transformation. Across the state, classrooms that once bustled with the predictable rhythms of daily learning now sit half-empty, while students who do attend often do so under the…
