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‘Zombie apocalypse’ writing assignment leads to controversy at Minnesota high...
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. — A hypothetical zombie apocalypse is to blame for recent controversy at Parkers Prairie High School in west-central Minnesota. A teacher gave ninth-grade geography students an...
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Scandia students practice persuasion on the guy at the top: the superintendent
August “Auggie” Tarlizzo and his classmates at Scandia Elementary School like to play football during recess. But without lines marking the sidelines and endzone, Auggie, a 10-year-old defensive end,...
View ArticleJudge rejects last of three lawsuits against Stillwater school closings
A judge has dismissed the last of three lawsuits challenging a Stillwater Area Schools decision to close three elementary schools. Anoka County District Judge Daniel O’Fallon wrote in his order earlier...
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In these St. Paul schools, kindergarten is the new preschool
A half-hour into a mini-lesson on writing, a Bruce Vento kindergartner approached his teacher to ask, “Now can I go play?” and then headed off to a shelf with wooden blocks. Matt Shimon used to correct...
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Yoga? Robotics? Extra homework time? Stillwater students get their choice...
During a recent break in the middle of the school day at Stillwater Area High School, senior Brandon Paradise finished a physics lab, freshman Haley Eder-Zdehchlik took her first yoga class and junior...
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Mendota Heights teen inventor will hear from Nobel Prize winners
A local inventor has earned a free trip to Stockholm, Sweden, during Nobel Week to schmooze with some of the world’s greatest minds in science. She’s 17. Sarah Betts, a senior at Visitation School in...
View ArticleWrong grades printed on hundreds of St. Paul report cards
St. Paul Public Schools is reprinting report cards for close to 300 students after their first-quarter grades were misreported. School district spokeswoman Toya Stewart Downey said teachers last week...
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Stillwater schools in session after source of threatening message identified
Stillwater Area School District officials say extra precautions will be in place at Stillwater Area High School today after a threat was posted on social media Thursday night. The threat said: “If you...
View ArticleAs schools drop out, Minnesota tech collaborative faces uncertain future
A collaborative that for 50 years has helped outfit many of Minnesota’s schools with the latest in technology suddenly faces an uncertain future. The 48 member districts that make up Technology...
View ArticleHow Max the Cat was kicked out of the Macalester library and became an...
The library at Macalester College in St. Paul didn’t want him, but the internet did. Max the Cat became an internet sensation this week after a sign was posted on a library door forbidding Max from...
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With a $900 equipment budget, this St. Paul gym teacher raised over $15,000...
For students in Jenny Wamsley’s physical education and health classes at Central High School, Christmas comes about every two weeks. Donors have paid for 33 projects worth more than $15,000 through the...
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Larry O’Shaughnessy, longtime benefactor of St. Thomas and St. Catherine,...
Lawrence O’Shaughnessy passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. (Courtesy of the University of St. Thomas) Lawrence “Larry” O’Shaughnessy, a St. Paul philanthropist, benefactor and former trustee at the...
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Judge lets St. Paul teacher’s race discrimination lawsuit go forward
A former St. Paul Public Schools teacher may go forward with his legal claims of race discrimination and retaliation, a judge ruled this week. Aaron Benner Aaron Benner says he was compelled to quit in...
View ArticleMural on Wild’s new practice rink sets goal for inner city ice time
Artist Terrence Fogarty hopes one day his images on the giant mural going up at Sixth and Cedar streets in downtown St. Paul reflect the faces skating inside that building. The building, which Macy’s...
View Article3M flash-funds 160 St. Paul Public Schools projects on DonorsChoose.org
3M on Friday surprised scores of St. Paul Public Schools teachers by paying for every outstanding classroom project in the school district on the crowdfunding site DonorsChoose.org. Teachers and...
View ArticleSt. Paul assistant principal suspended for having middle schooler handcuffed
St. Paul Public Schools has suspended a middle school assistant principal for having handcuffs placed on a disruptive student. Gene Ward Jr. was working at Battle Creek Middle School in January when...
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‘Reimagine’ classrooms to close achievement gap, Twin Cities school...
Minnesota’s educators need to do a better job recognizing students’ unique attributes and challenges and modify their instruction so all children can reach their full potential. That conclusion drives...
View ArticleMinnesota State, faculty union agree on new contract
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and negotiators from its Inter Faculty Organization have tentatively agreed to a new contract, union officials said. The agreement stipulates a 1.6 percent...
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St. Paul woman’s estate gives $5 million to UMN languages department
A $5 million donation from a St. Paul woman’s estate will support the University of Minnesota’s Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch. Hella Mears (Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society)...
View ArticleUMN to raise nonresident tuition 15 percent next fall
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents agreed Thursday to raise tuition for nonresident students by 15 percent next year. It’s the board’s most aggressive increase yet as they move away from a...
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