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Election 2023: South Washington School Board (Elect 3)
SOUTH WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD On Nov, 7 voters in the South Washington County School District will elect three board members from a field of 11 candidates. General information about the Nov. 7...
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Election 2023: Inver Grove Height School Board special election
Voters in the Inver Grove Heights school district will elect a school board member on Nov. 7 in a special election. General information about the Nov. 7 election is online at...
View ArticleProposed new standards would change how Minnesota students learn social studies
Minnesota’s social studies standards are getting a long-awaited makeover — if an administrative law judge approves them this winter. On Sept. 25, the Minnesota Department of Education released a...
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Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schools
Bloomington’s monthly school board listening sessions are usually sedate, Monday night affairs in a room at the district educational services center. At most, a handful of people typically show up to...
View ArticleAfter writing an anti-Israel letter, Harvard students are doxxed
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On a campus already bitterly divided, the statement poured acid all over Harvard Yard. A coalition of more than 30 student groups posted an open letter on the night of the Hamas...
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St. Paul’s Joe Gothard named Minnesota Superintendent of the Year, will vie...
St. Paul Public School’s superintendent has been named the 2024 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. Superintendent Joe Gothard (Courtesy of St....
View ArticleWhat you need to know: 2023 Dakota County education levy referendums
Many Dakota County voters will be asked on Nov. 7 to consider giving more money to public schools. The Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville and West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan...
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It’s been a century of learning and friendship for the Friday Study Club in...
Gerrie Granquist researched and gave presentations on many topics as a member of the Friday Study Club in Stillwater. Her most memorable report — one she spent months researching — was on Simone de...
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7 candidates vie for 4 seats on St. Paul school board
Seven candidates have lined up for four seats on the St. Paul school board, which oversees the second-largest school district in the state. St. Paul Public Schools educates some 33,000 students across...
View ArticleStillwater school district error leads to late notice of new Marine polling...
Stillwater Area School District officials are calling it an unfortunate pre-election mistake. A district employee mistakenly left Marine on St. Croix households off of an initial required mailing...
View ArticleKathleen M. Murray named new president of Hamline University
Kathleen M. Murray has been named the new president of Hamline University following a four-month search. Murray, who will become the St. Paul school’s 21st president when she assumes the post on Jan....
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11 candidates, 2 bond referendums and 1 tech levy: Voters in South Washington...
There’s a lot at stake in the South Washington County School District in Tuesday’s election. Voters will be electing three candidates to the school board and deciding whether to approve a $200 million,...
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Stillwater School District: Voters will elect board member and decide on...
It’s been 8 ½ years since Stillwater-area voters approved a $97.5 million bond referendum that funded a renovation of school facilities and the construction of Brookview Elementary School in Woodbury....
View ArticleVoters in the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District will decide on two...
Voters in the St, Anthony-New Brighton School District will decide on two levy referendums Tuesday. The first question is for a $1.7 million a year operating levy. The levy, which would start in 2025...
View ArticleLake Elmo, Stillwater School District settle with developer over bus terminal
Lake Elmo and Stillwater Area School District officials have reached a settlement with a developer over the $7 million terminal for Stillwater school buses in Lake Elmo. Under the terms of the...
View ArticleSt. Anthony-New Brighton school voters approve levy referendums
Two levy referendums before voters in the St. Anthony-New Brighton school district passed by solid margins Tuesday. The first referendum, approved by roughly 66 percent of voters, proposed to increase...
View ArticleParental rights group scores victories but falls short in a number of metro...
Metro school board candidates backed by a parental rights group clinched some victories in Tuesday’s elections, but most faltered in the face of a large slate of union-supported candidates in...
View ArticleMinnesota school districts largely see referendum success statewide
Minnesota school districts won approval for more than $1.46 billion worth of building projects Tuesday with the passage of 66 percent of bond referendums on the ballot. Larger districts were the big...
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Farmington school district under fire for requested LGBTQ+ sign removal
A school board meeting for Farmington Area Public Schools ended in a police presence Monday night following a heated discussion about the requested removal of a sign. Parents, former students and...
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Lake Elmo water access issues could derail plans for new elementary school
Stillwater Area School District officials say they may need to look for a new site for a new Lake Elmo Elementary School because of issues regarding access to city water. The Lake Elmo City Council met...
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