The number of students who failed the mathematics portion of the MCA and MTAS in Hiawatha Valley Education District has increased in the 2023-24 school year.
Today, Congressman Brad Finstad, who represents Minnesota’s 1st district in the U.S. Congress, issued a statement following the Senate Democrats' decision to reject a House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) and shut down the federal government....
In Riverway Learning Community Charter School District 21.2% of the students passed the mathematics portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
In Lyle Public School District 21.3% of the students passed the mathematics portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
In Rochester STEM Academy School District 22.2% of the students passed the reading portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
In Austin Public School District 26.6% of the students passed the mathematics portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
In Rochester Math and Science Academy School District 26.8% of the students passed the mathematics portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
In 2024, 90.3% of H-2A petitions filed by employers in the SE Minnesota News publication area were approved, according to data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-2A Employer Data Hub.
In Fillmore Central School District 27.6% of the students passed the science portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
In Rochester STEM Academy School District 28.6% of the students passed the science portion of the MCA test in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.
Congressman Brad Finstad, who represents Minnesota’s 1st district in the U.S. Congress, has introduced new legislation called the Fraud Accountability and Recovery Act (FAR ACT).
Congressman Brad Finstad used social media posts dated September 22-23, 2025 to address concerns about faculty conduct at MSU Mankato and promote legislation targeting international fraud.