Jordan Shearer

ROCHESTER — U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Rochester Community and Technical College on Wednesday, Oct. 14, as part of the 'Returning Education to the States' tour. Rochester was one of three locations included in the Minnesota segment ... See more

ROCHESTER — Over the course of two hours, seven candidates running for the Rochester School board spoke on Thursday about their stances on a range of issues facing the district, from declining enrollment and budget constraints to the role of artificial in... See more

BYRON — Among the Rochester-area school districts, Byron overall scored the highest on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in all three categories of math, science and reading. The Minnesota Department of Education released the results of the MCAs on W... See more

ROCHESTER — Just under half of the students attending Rochester Public Schools were proficient in reading, according to the 2026 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment, which had been modified this year following changes to the state standards. The Minnesota ... See more

Sep. 25—ROCHESTER — As Minnesota gets closer to voting on a constitutional amendment that would increase public funding for schools without raising taxes, some are starting to wonder whether the proposal might be too good to be true. The proposal on the b... See more