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Friday, May 30, 2025
*Note: Next week, News Clips will begin a summer schedule and will be posted twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. Daily clips will resume Sept. 1.
Star Tribune
Minnesota colleges and universities draw 15,000 international students who bring $488 million to the state. That could now be at risk.
The Trump administration is pausing student visa interviews and revoking Chinese student visas. It could cost Minnesota schools millions of dollars in revenue from international students.
Trump order could affect some 3,000 Chinese students in Minnesota
The Trump administration wants to remove Chinese students from the U.S., with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying on Wednesday that the country would “aggressively revoke visas” especially for those who have connections to the Chinese Communist Party or are studying in critical fields.
Axios
How open enrollment is reshaping Twin Cities school districts
Nearly 44,000 Twin Cities students crossed over into another district to attend school this year — a number that has grown every year for at least a decade, according to an Axios analysis.
MinnPost
Sunny with a high chance of savings
Some Minnesota schools are starting to break even in the state’s solar grant program, which began in 2022.
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Rochester Public Schools appeals loss of federal grant, pledges not to factor in race for program selection
Rochester Public Schools has submitted a two-page appeal to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the discontinuation of a $1.9 million grant originally meant to increase the number of mental health workers in the school district, particularly those from “underrepresented backgrounds.”
Education Minnesota press releases
Minnesota Legislature passes historic improvement to teacher pension benefits
Education Minnesota to rally Saturday for improved pensions, pay and health care
Education Minnesota applauds the Class of 2024 for the highest graduation rate on record
Eden Prairie educator Linda Wallenberg is 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
