Becky Zosia Dernbach
@bzosiad.bsky.social
Education reporter @sahanjournal.bsky.social
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Becky Zosia Dernbach
@bzosiad.bsky.social
· Jul 21
They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began.
Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...
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I spent a year visiting with a middle school class of new immigrant students, as national politics took an anti-immigrant turn. Here's their story. sahanjournal.com/education/im...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
A crowd of neighbors and protesters confronted federal agents conducting a raid Tuesday morning outside St. Paul wiper distributor Bro-Tex Inc. Some of the family members of those arrested also showed up at the scene.
By Katelyn Vue
By Katelyn Vue
Protesters confront federal agents in raid at St. Paul wiper distributor
Neighbors and protesters gathered as masked federal agents raided Bro-Tex Inc. in St. Paul and made arrests on Tuesday morning. Agents used tear gas and paintballs to disperse the crowd.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A crowd of neighbors and protesters confronted federal agents conducting a raid Tuesday morning outside St. Paul wiper distributor Bro-Tex Inc. Some of the family members of those arrested also showed up at the scene.
By Katelyn Vue
By Katelyn Vue
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
Anoka-Hennepin voters reelected all three incumbents in a politically divided school board Tuesday night, meaning partisan gridlock is likely to continue.
View the results: sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
View the results: sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Anoka-Hennepin voters reelected all three incumbents in a politically divided school board Tuesday night, meaning partisan gridlock is likely to continue.
View the results: sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
View the results: sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
Some interesting early results here – a bunch of small, rural districts in Minnesota are voting to raise their taxes to increase funding for local public schools.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Some interesting early results here – a bunch of small, rural districts in Minnesota are voting to raise their taxes to increase funding for local public schools.
In the Anoka-Hennepin school district, voters reelected all three incumbents, which means that political gridlock will continue. @sahanjournal.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
Anoka-Hennepin voters reelect incumbents in gridlocked school board
Find live election results for the Anoka-Hennepin School Board race, where voters could shift a current 3-3 political split.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In the Anoka-Hennepin school district, voters reelected all three incumbents, which means that political gridlock will continue. @sahanjournal.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/democracy-po...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
A 3-3 split between liberals and conservatives at the state’s largest school district has led to gridlock over issues including the budget and state social studies standards.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
After battles over equity, Anoka-Hennepin school board race could tip balance of power
Voters could break a 3-3 split between conservatives and liberals on the Anoka-Hennepin school board, which oversees the state’s largest school district, in November.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A 3-3 split between liberals and conservatives at the state’s largest school district has led to gridlock over issues including the budget and state social studies standards.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
New: Minneapolis teachers announce they could strike as soon as November sahanjournal.com/education/mi...
Potential strike looms as Minneapolis educators negotiate contract
The Minneapolis Federation of Educators announced Friday that it would hold a strike authorization vote later this month unless the union and district reach an agreement on Oct. 21.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New: Minneapolis teachers announce they could strike as soon as November sahanjournal.com/education/mi...
New: We contacted the researchers for all 98 federal grants so far canceled at the U of M. Here are their stories — and what we stand to lose. sahanjournal.com/education/fe...
Federal grant cuts upend life-saving research, careers at UMN
Federal grant cuts have had a wide-ranging impact at the University of Minnesota, affecting everything from life-saving research, to undergraduate opportunities, to the pipeline of future scholars and...
sahanjournal.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
New: We contacted the researchers for all 98 federal grants so far canceled at the U of M. Here are their stories — and what we stand to lose. sahanjournal.com/education/fe...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
As of July 17, nearly 100 federal grants totaling more than $20 million in outstanding funds have been terminated or suspended at the University of Minnesota.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das
Federal grant cuts upend life-saving research, careers at UMN
Federal grant cuts have had a wide-ranging impact at the University of Minnesota, affecting everything from life-saving research, to undergraduate opportunities, to the pipeline of future scholars and...
sahanjournal.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
As of July 17, nearly 100 federal grants totaling more than $20 million in outstanding funds have been terminated or suspended at the University of Minnesota.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Shubanjana Das
News: North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher. From me and @katrinapross.bsky.social
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North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher
North Minneapolis charter school Harvest Best Academy has reached a tentative settlement with a former student who was sexually assaulted by his gym teacher.
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August 6, 2025 at 10:20 PM
News: North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher. From me and @katrinapross.bsky.social
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New: Harvest Best Academy reaches tentative settlement with former settlement sexually abused by gym teacher. by me and @katrinapross.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/public-safet...
North Minneapolis charter school reaches tentative settlement with former student sexually abused by gym teacher
North Minneapolis charter school Harvest Best Academy has reached a tentative settlement with a former student who was sexually assaulted by his gym teacher.
sahanjournal.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New: Harvest Best Academy reaches tentative settlement with former settlement sexually abused by gym teacher. by me and @katrinapross.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/public-safet...
New from me: North Minneapolis charter school sues nonprofit run by ousted founder’s wife. sahanjournal.com/education/ha...
North Minneapolis charter school sues nonprofit run by ousted founder's wife
North Minneapolis charter school Harvest Best Academy, which parted ways with founder Eric Mahmoud in March, estimates that Seed Daycare, run by his wife, has overcharged the school by more than $400,...
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July 31, 2025 at 7:36 PM
New from me: North Minneapolis charter school sues nonprofit run by ousted founder’s wife. sahanjournal.com/education/ha...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
This is an absolute must-read.
I spent a year visiting with a middle school class of new immigrant students, as national politics took an anti-immigrant turn. Here's their story. sahanjournal.com/education/im...
They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began.
Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...
sahanjournal.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is an absolute must-read.
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
Such a great story from the @sahanjournal.bsky.social, following two immigrant students in Minnesota for an entire school year.
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began.
Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...
sahanjournal.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Such a great story from the @sahanjournal.bsky.social, following two immigrant students in Minnesota for an entire school year.
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
I spent a year visiting with a middle school class of new immigrant students, as national politics took an anti-immigrant turn. Here's their story. sahanjournal.com/education/im...
They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began.
Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...
sahanjournal.com
July 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I spent a year visiting with a middle school class of new immigrant students, as national politics took an anti-immigrant turn. Here's their story. sahanjournal.com/education/im...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S.
By @bzosiad.bsky.social
By @bzosiad.bsky.social
They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began.
Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...
sahanjournal.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
One dreams of becoming a lawyer. The other imagines a career as an FBI agent. Over a year at Andersen Middle School in Minneapolis, two students from Mexico and Ecuador reached milestones and faced new barriers to their future in the U.S.
By @bzosiad.bsky.social
By @bzosiad.bsky.social
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
Amazing story about the experience of recent immigrants at a Middle School in Minneapolis by @bzosiad.bsky.social
They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
They came for an education. Then the immigration crackdown began.
Many urban school districts like Minneapolis Public Schools welcomed immigrant students with open arms during the Biden administration. But Trump’s promise of mass deportations has left those students...
sahanjournal.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Amazing story about the experience of recent immigrants at a Middle School in Minneapolis by @bzosiad.bsky.social
They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
They came to the U.S. to attend middle school. Then the immigration crackdown began.
sahanjournal.com/education/im...
🧵 1/ I am going on medical leave to have surgery and recover from it!
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🧵 1/ I am going on medical leave to have surgery and recover from it!
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
The posts about ICE raids, which also mentioned the Mall of America and Mercado Central, are part of a wave of misinformation spreading on Spanish-language social media accounts.
Written by Alfonzo Galvan.
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Written by Alfonzo Galvan.
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Twin Cities restaurant offers reward to unmask account spreading ICE rumors
The owners of Los Sanchez Mexican Restaurant are offering a $2,000 reward to unmask whoever runs MinnesotaNoticias ErnestoPaletas, a Spanish news and humor Facebook page.
sahanjournal.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The posts about ICE raids, which also mentioned the Mall of America and Mercado Central, are part of a wave of misinformation spreading on Spanish-language social media accounts.
Written by Alfonzo Galvan.
sahanjournal.com/business-wor...
Written by Alfonzo Galvan.
sahanjournal.com/business-wor...
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
University of Minnesota graduate student Doğukan Günaydın, who has been in ICE custody for nearly two months, will be released today following an order from a federal judge.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Judge orders ICE to release detained UMN business student
University of Minnesota graduate student Doğukan Günaydın, who has been in ICE custody for nearly two months, will be released today following an order from a federal judge.
sahanjournal.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
University of Minnesota graduate student Doğukan Günaydın, who has been in ICE custody for nearly two months, will be released today following an order from a federal judge.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez found that ICE’s detainment of Aditya Harsono violated the First Amendment.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Judge orders ICE to release student who protested police killings
Judge finds that ICE detainment of Aditya Harsono, former Southwest Minnesota State University student, violates his First Amendment rights.
sahanjournal.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Menendez found that ICE’s detainment of Aditya Harsono violated the First Amendment.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
As part of its budget cut process, Minneapolis Public Schools plans to split the department serving homeless and highly mobile students in two and eliminate the position of the director leading the department.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Cynthia Tu
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Cynthia Tu
As Mpls. school district looks for cuts, homeless families feel impact
Minneapolis Public Schools’ budget cuts include plans to split the department serving homeless and highly mobile students and eliminate the director’s position.
sahanjournal.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As part of its budget cut process, Minneapolis Public Schools plans to split the department serving homeless and highly mobile students in two and eliminate the position of the director leading the department.
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Cynthia Tu
Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social and Cynthia Tu
Reposted by Becky Zosia Dernbach
Mohammed Hoque, a MSU Mankato international student from Bangladesh, is being released after more than a month in ICE custody. Hoque said he was targeted based on his political posts on social media.
Mankato international student released after month in ICE custody
Mohammed Hoque, a MSU Mankato international student from Bangladesh, is being released after more than a month in ICE custody.
sahanjournal.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Mohammed Hoque, a MSU Mankato international student from Bangladesh, is being released after more than a month in ICE custody. Hoque said he was targeted based on his political posts on social media.
Mohammed Hoque, an MSU Mankato student from Bangladesh arrested by ICE in March, has been released from custody following an order from a federal judge. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Mankato international student released after month in ICE custody
Mohammed Hoque, a MSU Mankato international student from Bangladesh, is being released after more than a month in ICE custody.
sahanjournal.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Mohammed Hoque, an MSU Mankato student from Bangladesh arrested by ICE in March, has been released from custody following an order from a federal judge. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
Went to federal court today hoping to learn more about the Trump administration's new policy on international students. But their lawyers don't know what it is either. My latest: sahanjournal.com/education/tr...
Abrupt Trump shift on international students confuses lawyers
After terminating the legal status of more than 1,200 international students, the Trump administration has abruptly changed course, leaving many cases in limbo.
sahanjournal.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Went to federal court today hoping to learn more about the Trump administration's new policy on international students. But their lawyers don't know what it is either. My latest: sahanjournal.com/education/tr...