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Minnesota's Largest School Has No Building
The largest school in Minnesota does not have a gymnasium, a cafeteria, or a parking lot. Minnesota Connections Academy 7-12, a virtual campus operated by Pearson under the charter umbrella of Minneso...
The Suburban Donut: Minnetonka Surpasses Robbinsdale
In 2007, Robbinsdale enrolled 13,194 students. Minnetonka enrolled 7,791. The gap between them, nearly 5,400 students, seemed structural: Robbinsdale was the larger, more established first-ring suburb...
Five Years Later, Minnesota Is Still at the COVID Floor
Minnesota was a growth state. From 2010 to 2020, enrollment rose every single year, climbing from 836,557 to 893,203, a gain of 56,646 over 10 consecutive years. Then COVID arrived, and the state lost...