Minnesota DNR to offer 200 summer internships
If an aspiring student has a goal of working outdoors and would like a jump-start, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced a summer internship program. The agency is looking to fill...
View ArticleJudge upholds Minnesota ethnic studies standards, with one revision
An ethnic studies requirement can remain in new social studies standards in Minnesota schools, a judge ruled Tuesday, though one part will require revision to go into effect. For the past three years,...
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‘Give me a P!’ Adapted cheer squad at Stillwater High School offers chance...
Stillwater Area High School’s adapted floor hockey team was leading the Edina/Eden Prairie/Bloomington/Richfield squad 7-3 at the end of the second period Tuesday night when the spotlight turned to...
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Can she top the Krunchy Kimchi Dog? Young chef vies again for top spot in 4-H...
Aemilia Wollak came up with the brilliant idea for a Krunchy Kimchi Dog as her entry in last year’s Washington County Fair Foodie Challenge. The winning recipe, which featured a hot dog topped with...
View ArticleYour student loans could be fully canceled. See if you qualify under the SAVE...
Henry Savage | The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Remember the fuss about student loan payments starting back up, with new repayment programs rolling out to offset the challenges? Well, a new benefit...
View ArticleSnow days are returning for St. Paul students — at least the first two times...
Kids in St. Paul schools may once again be able to count on kicking back at home with no work when bad weather cancels class — at least the first two times it happens in a school year. More than two...
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University of St. Thomas picks Notre Dame professor for law school dean
After a national search, the University of St. Thomas School of Law has selected its next dean. Daniel B. Kelly, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, will be the fourth dean of the law school...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools addresses racial covenant at Hamline-Midway school building
St. Paul Public Schools this week moved to address a racial covenant discovered on the deed of one of the district’s properties. Language in documents for a district-owned property in the...
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Lakeville, Minneapolis students launch go kart build-off under watchful eye...
Sparks shot across the Lakeville North High School machine shop as senior Ryan Lowell welded the back end of a small race car Thursday morning. A former NASCAR crew chief kept watch of Lowell’s work,...
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St. Paul’s Joe Gothard named finalist for superintendent job in hometown...
St. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Joe Gothard is one of three finalists to lead his hometown school district in Madison, Wis., officials from both districts announced Monday. Born and raised in...
View ArticleUMN narrows presidential search to four candidates
A University of Minnesota search committee has identified four “lead candidates” to be the next university president. The Board of Regents will meet Feb. 9 to pick finalists who will be invited to...
View ArticlePolice investigating fight at Stillwater Area High School
Officials at Stillwater Area High School on Friday continued to deal with the aftermath of a fight that occurred late Thursday morning and involved about a half dozen students, officials said. The Oak...
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Minnesota schools testing electric buses find benefits and barriers
MORRIS, Minn. — Morris Area Schools jumped on the electric school bus early. They were among the first schools to apply for an electric school bus grant program run by the Minnesota Pollution Control...
View ArticleSt. Paul teachers union authorizes strike vote as contract negotiations continue
St. Paul’s teachers union has taken its first step toward going on strike as contract negotiations continue with the district. The Executive Board of the St. Paul Federation of Educators on Monday...
View ArticleSt. Paul schools budget shortfall shrinks, but end of pandemic aid will still...
A $150 million budget shortfall projected for St. Paul Public Schools is slightly smaller than originally expected, but the school district will still face challenges balancing its books for the coming...
View ArticleUniversity of Minnesota to buy back teaching hospitals from Fairview
Unnerved by failed merger efforts between Fairview Health Services and an out-of-state health care corporation, University of Minnesota officials have made clear their intent to buy back the University...
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UMN names three finalists for next university president
The University of Minnesota System named three finalists for its next president Friday as school leaders near the end of their months-long search. Laura Bloomberg, one of the finalists to be president...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting on University of Minnesota campus early Saturday
Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting that injured one person early Saturday on the Twin Cities campus of the University of Minnesota. A person was shot and received non-life threatening...
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St. Thomas student hits $1M in sales with refurbished furniture company that...
The summer before his junior year of high school, John Costello was looking through the “free” section of Craigslist when he stumbled upon a used set of office cubicles. For Costello, now a junior at...
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Lake Elmo planning commission votes against new school site
Lake Elmo’s planning commission voted Monday night against recommending the approval of two key measures needed for Stillwater Area Public Schools’ proposed new elementary school to proceed. The...
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