Two incumbents undecided in race for an already green St. Paul school board
The St. Paul school board soon could be made up of seven members who all took office since 2016. Incumbents John Brodrick and Chue Vue did not complete candidate questionnaires or participate in a...
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Deceptive emails target Minnesota school superintendents
A poorly crafted email scam targeting superintendents and charter school leaders is among the latest in a steady stream of cyberattacks on Minnesota government agencies, officials say. School district...
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Six east metro school districts changing leadership this summer
When St. Paul Public Schools chose Joe Gothard as its new superintendent last week, it created a job opening. Joe Gothard The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district, where Gothard has been...
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Sen. Franken urges closing ‘skills gap’ with training other than four-year...
Most jobs of the future will require postsecondary training, but that doesn’t mean every worker needs a four-year degree. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee member Sen. Al Franken,...
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Donation to Minnesota State will help bring new students up to speed
A $1 million donation will help eight Twin Cities colleges make sure students are ready for their freshman year. A gift from Beverly and Richard Fink will help Minnesota State two-year colleges in the...
View ArticleUMN to rename journalism school after KSTP’s Hubbard family
The University of Minnesota has renamed its journalism school in honor of the Hubbard family, whose broadcasting operations include KSTP-TV. Effective July 1, the school will be called the Hubbard...
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Stillwater Area High School to honor three of its ‘distinguished alumni’
Marilyn “Lynn” Abercrombie Three people have been named 2017 Distinguished Alumni at Stillwater Area High School. Marilyn “Lynn” Bruette Abercrombie, Denis McDonough and Lee Valsvik will be honored at...
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2017 St. Paul-Area Athena Award winners
The 23rd annual St. Paul-Area Athena Awards luncheon was held Wednesday at the Envision Center in Oakdale. The awards are presented to senior, female student-athletes who display excellence in...
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Forest Lake high school principal is district’s next superintendent
Forest Lake school board members picked a familiar face to be the district’s next leader. Steve Massey, at the helm of Forest Lake Area High School for the past 14 years, was named the district’s next...
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Garlough elementary students do their part for the bees
If you ask second-graders Tad Cassady and Evelyn Menzhuber, a giant pile of mulch and bulbs to plant is the best way to celebrate Earth Day. “It helps the Earth and it’s going to be lots of fun,” Tad...
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He came from Somalia in 2000. He was 12. What's he done since? Enough to be...
Yussuf Shafie saw that fellow refugees who fled their war-torn Somali homeland were struggling, and he wanted to find a way to help. “People have seen a lot of horrific events that human beings should...
View ArticleSt. Paul school board member will seek fifth term
The race for three seats on the St. Paul school board will feature at least one candidate with more than a few years of experience. John Brodrick, a retired teacher who has held office since 2002, said...
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To save their dying language, the Arapaho turn to high-tech apps, old-school...
When Marlin Spoonhunter returned to the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming after decades working as an educator in Montana, he realized that something crucial, something elemental to his Northern...
View ArticlePuerto Ricans in Minnesota to host discussion about debt crisis
The Puerto Ricans in Minnesota Committee will be hosting a discussion about the fragile economic status of Puerto Rico on Sunday at the University of Minnesota. The keynote speaker is Nelson A. Denis,...
View ArticleCandidate drops out of St. Paul school board race
An announced candidate for St. Paul school board has dropped out of the race. Tony Fragnito said Monday that he instead will support the candidacy of John Brodrick, who announced Sunday that he is...
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Crystal’s ‘Mr. Rad’ writes about the good, bad, ugly of teaching for...
“He’s a good teacher,” said the seventh-grader as she paused outside Mr. Rad’s classroom. Then the girl walked into Room C102, where Mr. Rad — Tom Rademacher, the 2014 Minnesota Teacher of the Year —...
View ArticleWhere is Minnesota’s top high school? Woodbury.
A Woodbury charter is Minnesota’s top high school, according to the 2017 rankings by U.S. News & World Report, released Tuesday. The Math and Science Academy also ranked 203rd nationally, followed...
View ArticleStudy: Truck traffic near St. Paul Park school not a significant pollution risk
Increased levels of truck traffic would not significantly pollute the air near Oltman Middle School in St. Paul Park. That is the conclusion of experts who were asked by the South Washington County...
View ArticleComedian Maria Bamford, Sen. Amy Klobuchar among UMN commencement speakers
Comedian Maria Bamford is among the speakers scheduled for University of Minnesota commencement ceremonies this spring. Bamford, who earned an English degree from the Twin Cities campus in 1993, will...
View ArticleCan St. Paul grow its popular schools without hurting the smallest?
Mired in steep and unexpected enrollment declines, St. Paul Public Schools will look to get even more out of its most popular schools. Interim superintendent John Thein said Tuesday night they’ll “push...
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