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The district's vote to close six schools and reconfigure two others didn't follow proper procedures, which created the need for a 'do over.'
(11/18/2009)
Some commuters will ride the Northstar train to save time on their trip to downtown Minneapolis each day. But will they really get there any faster? MPR News sent two teams to document their trip from Big Lake to Minneapolis this morning to answer that question.
(11/16/2009)
Minnesota students will be taking a new version of the standardized test help the state develop get ready for the new test's roll out in two years.
(11/16/2009)
Interviews with the six people vying to be the next superintendent of St. Paul Schools are set to begin in days. Most of them won't have to drive far to get to those interviews. The district named its semi-finalists last night. Five of the six are from the Twin Cities area.
(11/11/2009)
The St. Paul School District plans to narrow its list of candidates for superintendent to three by the end of next week.
(11/06/2009)
The high school soccer season ended yesterday in Minnesota with a big upset.
(11/06/2009)
Election Day turned out to be a pretty good one for schools. Most of the ballot questions across the state that asked for some form of local funding were approved, even though in many cases, that now means those voters' property taxes will increase.
(11/04/2009)
School districts across Minnesota held elections Tuesday for school boards and for ballot questions that ask voters to approve some form of local funding. In most cases, approval of those referenda will result in higher property taxes. In all, 67 districts are asking a total of 92 funding-related ballot questions.
(11/03/2009)
The St. Paul school board plans to name semi-finalists in its search for a superintendent in the coming weeks, as well as host public meetings for those candidates and possibly name a preferred finalist by Thanksgiving.
(11/03/2009)
The head of Minnesota's teachers union says next week's election is just the latest sign that the state's system for funding schools needs a complete overhaul.
(10/29/2009)
More than five dozen Minnesota school districts have questions on next Tuesday's ballot that ask voters to approve some form of local funding, and in many cases approval would mean higher property taxes.
(10/27/2009)
The Metropolitan Airports Commission has identified the two Northwest pilots who overflew the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport by 150 miles Wednesday evening.
(10/23/2009)
The Afterschool Alliance says about a third of Minnesota students are left unsupervised after school at least once a week.
(10/22/2009)
New analysis of a test that pitted Minnesota students against the world offers areas where the state could improve in both math and science.
(10/21/2009)
A Minneapolis math teacher has won The Milken National Educator Award, which is often called the "Oscars of teaching."
(10/20/2009)
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