Anthony Lonetree
Reporter
St. Paul educationA lifelong music fan, Lonetree wrote the first Replacements stories to be published in a daily newspaper (St. Paul Dispatch) and now makes in-store mixes for a Northeast Minneapolis vintage clothing store -- with top sound sources. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife, son and two dogs. He also has four daughters from an action-packed early life on St. Paul's East Side. He's a Ho-Chunk tribal member.
Latest from Anthony Lonetree
For decades, Minnesota has subsidized private schools. Gov. Tim Walz wants to cut $109 million.
Senate DFLers and the teachers union back the erasing of funds first approved in 1969; schools say that could price out families seeking the best choice for children.
April 15, 2025
Minneapolis and St. Paul schools try to balance budgets without deep cuts in classrooms
Final budget approvals are expected in both St. Paul and Minneapolis on June 10.
April 6, 2025
St. Francis schools sued over controversial book ban policy as students stage walkout
Two lawsuits, one filed by parents and another by the American Civil Liberties Union, seek to end a ban on books that the suits say were based on the viewpoints or stories they conveyed.
March 25, 2025
Trump wants to nix the U.S. Department of Education. How would that affect Minnesota schools?
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order attempting to partially to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
March 20, 2025
For the first time in years, enrollment rises at Minneapolis and St. Paul schools
Hispanic students are key to increases, with Minneapolis welcoming new native Spanish speakers and St. Paul stepping up recruitment efforts.
March 15, 2025
Some Minnesota schools are now offering take-home meals for kids fasting during Ramadan
St. Paul leads the way with take-home breakfasts and lunches, and St. Cloud students have expressed interest, as well. But will the kids eat them?
March 9, 2025
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St. Paul high school field trip canceled after anti-white racism complaint filed
Highland Park Senior High School event was billed for those who “identify as a student of color.”
February 28, 2025
New St. Paul Public Schools superintendent to be paid $270,000 in first year
Stacie Stanley, who grew up in the Rondo neighborhood and graduated from Central High, will start with the district on May 12.
February 19, 2025
Minnesota lawmakers propose taking classroom cellphone bans statewide
A hearing was held Monday as school districts rush to meet a March 15 deadline to set local policies.
February 10, 2025
Schools are facing cuts across Minnesota. Bloomington has an interesting plan.
Districts across Minnesota are due to receive $531 million in automatic per-pupil funding increases during the next two years, but costs are rising and chances for significant new aid are slim.
January 27, 2025
Catholic school in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood celebrates past with eye to the future
St. Peter Claver is holding steady with about 90 students as part of a consortium of Twin Cities schools serving urban-area students in need.
January 5, 2025
![St. Paul newly elected mayor Melvin Carter (center) posed for a photo with his family after he was sworn in as mayor at Saint Peter Claver, Rondo on January 2, 2018 in St. Paul, MN.] Carter became the 46th Mayor for the city of St. Paul and the first African American to win. JERRY HOLT ï jerry.holt@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/UGPDYH6FKJ5TFD7SLGT3IKBE5I.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
St. Paul voters will be electing a mayor in 2025, but for now, that’s about it
School board election that would’ve had three seats up for grabs has been moved to November 2026, but the school district still could put a proposal on this fall’s ballot.
January 2, 2025
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