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New tech and federal incentives have helped convince the district that geothermal is among its best options for achieving climate goals.

New tech and federal incentives have helped convince the district that geothermal is among its best options for achieving its climate goals.

A deed to the property acquired by the district in 1923, includes the following language: “No person belonging to any race except the Caucasian, shall purchase or occupy the aforesaid premises or any part thereof.”

Gender-neutral bathrooms in schools have been the focus of questions and political debate across the country. Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, which made all of its bathrooms gender neutral in 2016, has some answers.

When completed this summer, the $18.8 million project at Johnson High School will join just a handful of similar systems at Minnesota K-12 schools.

Copy shortlink: Searing heat in Minnesota is forcing school districts — already concerned about indoor air quality amid the pandemic — to consider further mechanical upgrades to buildings without air conditioning. The temperature topped 100 degrees in at least one Minneapolis classroom in June before the district shifted students in 15 buildings without air conditioning to distance learning. Bloomington schools brought in portable air conditioning units to keep kids ...