South High students walk out to protest lack of Native cultural activities

Mar. 21 |     By Sheila Regan Contributing Writer   The smell of burning sage filled the commons area of South High School on Monday morning, March 11, as what was planned as a student walk-out was turned into a school-sanctioned assembly —...

Is ‘Minnesota Nice’ stifling important conversations about race?

Mar. 13 | By Sheila Regan Guest Commentator   This whole South High School situation is really affecting me. When I heard about the fight that happened two weeks ago, just two days after I had written an article about the anti-racism group at the school,...

Early childhood education: What does culture have to do with it?

Mar. 6 |     News Analysis By Sheila Regan Contributing Writer   How do varying cultural backgrounds affect the need for and the value of early education? What we’re missing, said Betty Emarita at a February 8 forum on early childhood education,...