Cass Lake-Bena
Red Lake: Where Two-Thirds of Students Are Chronically Absent
In the Red Lake Public School District, located within the Red Lake Nation in northern Minnesota, 68.4% of students were chronically absent in 2023-24. Two out of every three students missed more than...
One in Five: Minnesota Nears a Special Education Threshold
In 2014, roughly one in seven Minnesota students received special education services. In 2026, it is closer to one in five. The share has grown every year except 2021, when COVID disrupted identificat...