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St. Paul school board OKs contract, $232K salary with new superintendent Joe...
The St. Paul school board has reached a three-year contract agreement with its next superintendent. Joe Gothard, 45, will make $232,000 next year, up from the $195,200 he gets as superintendent of the...
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St. Paul school board hires ex-board member as administrator
A former member of the St. Paul school board has been hired to work on the board’s behalf. Cedrick Baker will start May 1 as the administrator to the board. Board members formally approved his...
View ArticleMCTC wants to sell underused Minneapolis mansion worth negative $4.2 million
Minneapolis Community and Technical College is looking to sell a historic mansion that officials say would cost too much to renovate for academic purposes. Trustees for the Minnesota State system next...
View ArticleTrapshooting team photo nixed from yearbook because it showed guns
BIG LAKE, Minn. — A yearbook photo of a high school trapshooting team in Minnesota has been rejected because the students are holding guns. Big Lake High School trapshooting coach Rhonda Eckerdt says...
View ArticleMinnesota school OKs trapshooting team’s guns in yearbook photo
Administrators at a Minnesota high school have revised a policy and will allow the trapshooting team to hold their guns in a yearbook photo. Big Lake High School trapshooting coach Rhonda Eckerdt was...
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Family makes 'game changer' donation to Mounds View schools
Education was always essential for the Bailiff family. So before Norma Bailiff died in 2013, she said her life savings — which included money she had inherited from her parents, William and Rose...
View ArticleThree longtime teachers, friends retiring from St. Joe’s in West St. Paul
Carol Day, Nancy Gagliardi and Diana Ostrowski are best buds. Teaching alongside one another at St. Joseph’s Catholic School over the past 40 years will do that, as will spending much of their summer...
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High school teachers latest to protest Stillwater building plans
Stillwater school leaders are embroiled in yet another debate over how to make best use of the district’s educational spaces — this time at Stillwater Area High School. It’s the latest example of...
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Five years later, Lake Elmo may rejoin Washington County library system
Libraries are usually such relaxing places. But the anxiety level at Lake Elmo’s city-owned library is increasing over a proposal to return it to the Washington County library system. The plan would...
View ArticleJudge tosses complaint over UMN fetal tissue research
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging the University of Minnesota’s policy on human fetal tissue research conflicts with state law. Pro-Life Action Ministries executive director Brian Gibson and U...
View ArticleSt. Paul superintendent search firm forfeits part of fee due to drop-out...
The search firm that found St. Paul’s next schools superintendent will forfeit part of its fee after one of the finalists took himself out of consideration. Related Articles St. Paul teacher punished...
View ArticleSt. Paul classroom staff to shrink by about 100 next year
Faced with declining enrollment and a modest state aid increase, St. Paul Public Schools plans to eliminate about 100 classroom positions next year. Schools have identified 115 teachers and 108...
View ArticleEducation budget proposal focuses on flexibility; critics say it’s not enough
After taking some extra time to work on their bill, the Republican-led Legislature remains far apart from Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton when it comes to how much to spend on public schools. A joint House...
View ArticleSt. Paul teacher punished for Trump lesson explains ‘courageous conversations’
A conservative St. Paul teacher punished for remarks he made during wide-ranging classroom discussions on the 2016 presidential election hopes to return to his job in the fall teaching math at Como...
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New St. Paul schools superintendent to get less-lavish compensation package
St. Paul Public Schools will pay its next superintendent the highest salary in the state for that position, but Joe Gothard’s total compensation falls short of some of his peers. And if his...
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St. Paul school board member Vue feels ineffective, won’t seek re-election
The only remaining school board member who voted for Valeria Silva’s last contract as superintendent is not seeking a second term. Chue Vue Chue Vue said he has felt ineffective on the board since four...
View ArticleOpponents of Stillwater school closures look to cut a deal
A community group opposing the closure of three Stillwater elementary schools says they’ll drop their legal challenges if the district agrees to keep two of the schools open temporarily. A May 1 letter...
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Former St. Paul teacher Theo Olson says he’s been ‘blacklisted’ over blog posts
The former Como Park Senior High teacher whose blog and social media posts had activists threatening to “shut down” the school says the episode got him “blacklisted” from teaching jobs. In a Pioneer...
View ArticleInjured Central High teacher suing district: ‘The old John’ is gone
A Central High School science teacher battling the school district over injuries he sustained breaking up a lunchroom fight in December 2015 said Thursday that his career is likely over. John Ekblad,...
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Girls on the Run teaches girls health, confidence, teamwork
As soon as their coach said “go,” the girls took off running down the hallway at Maxfield Elementary School, panting and shrieking as they dodged the hands of those who were “it.” The last-minute game...
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