EDUCATION
Duluth assistant superintendent leading applicant for Sartell job
Duluth assistant superintendent Joe Hill emerged this week as the leading candidate for superintendent in the Sartell-St. Stephen school district after interviews of three candidates by School Board, community and staff members.
By Forum Communications , March 20, 2010
Duluth assistant superintendent finalist for Sartell, Minn., job
Duluth assistant superintendent Joe Hill emerged this week as the leading candidate for superintendent in the Sartell-St. Stephen school district after interviews of three candidates by School Board, community and staff members.
By Forum Communications Co. report , March 19, 2010
Wisconsin teen sent to jail for making school threat
A 17-year-old who says he was constantly bullied has been sentenced to 90 days for making threats against Crivitz High School and a female student.By Associated Press , March 19, 2010
MnSCU might toughen campus smoking restrictions
Further smoking restrictions might be coming to many of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities’By News Tribune , March 19, 2010
Duluth student mom program runs dry
A Duluth school district program designed to help students balance motherhood and classwork needs outside funding in order to continue next year.March 19, 2010
Duluth School Board tackles all-day kindergarten, Central, school names
Free all-day kindergarten is coming to the Duluth school district next year. Also announced at the Duluth School Board meeting is the decision to allow all current Central High School students to remain at the school next year. It had been uncertain whether underclassmen could stay or would have to move to East High School.
March 17, 2010
Duluth School Board approves all-day kindergarten
The School Board also voted to end the district’s elementary magnet programs to funnel their funding to closing the achievement gap.March 16, 2010
5Q :: Why curbing relational aggression is so important
While relational aggression may appear harmless at first, left unchecked, “RA” has resulted in physical harm and suicide.
March 16, 2010
St. Cloud State closes 23 programs
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud State University says state budget cuts are forcing the school to close more than 10 percent of its programs.March 16, 2010
UW Board of Regents close to having first American Indian member
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents is on the cusp of having its first American Indian board member. Gov. Jim Doyle has appointed Eau Claire attorney Ed Manydeeds as its newest regent, pending confirmation by the state Senate.By Mike Simonson , March 16, 2010
Two Harbors woman sentenced for school district theft
Walking out of a Lake County courtroom Monday after a sentencing hearing, a tearful Sherry Rae Udenberg was consoled by a group of supporters. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail for embezzling money from the Lake Superior school district’s lunch program. She also was sentenced to 60 days of electronic monitoring, 10 years of probation and restitution of $67,403.
By Matt Suoja , March 16, 2010
Column: Can a four-day school week really save money?
No way! With debates over four-day school weeks in Duluth and elsewhere the reality is states don’t need to cut a day of school to save money.By Gretchen Hamel , March 15, 2010
Northwestern High School student counts on hedge(hog) fund to help pay for college 
With the cost of a college education increasing every year, some high school students are getting creative when looking for how to pay for it. Northwestern High School junior Robby Blair is hoping a collection of spiny little creatures will help him pay his way.
By Emily Kram , March 14, 2010
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OUR VOICES Western middle school gets icy reception
At a meeting of the Duluth Planning Commission Tuesday night, plans for a proposed new middle school between Wheeler Field and Skyline Drive received an icy public reception. Granted, the turnout was small, but those who cared enough to show up and offer public comment on the prospective new school
Posted by: Peter Passi on Feb 17, 2010 at 11:15 AM | BUZZ.duluthOUR VOICES Local students on a mission
Jonathon Fuchs, a senior at Lakeview Christian Academy, spends time with his two pen-pals in Reynoso Mexico
After Lakeview Christian Academy’s basketball team fini
OUR VOICES What didn't make it in the paper
Should Central and Denfeld students be forced to attend the same graduation ceremony when their student populations are blended next year? Who will serve on the school's student government? How many dances should be held? All of those questions and more were addressed in the district-wide Student T
Posted by: Sarah Horner on Feb 10, 2010 at 10:47 AM | eduSpeakOUR VOICES Haiti benefit concert tonight
Students from Grant and Nettleton Elementary s
OUR VOICES Meet Clare Chopp
Several Northland teachers have been nominated for this year’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year award and I’m going to try and introduce you to a few of them before the list gets whittled down next month. First, allow me to introduce you to Clare Chopp, the orchestra teacher at Denfeld High
Posted by: Sarah Horner on Jan 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM | eduSpeakOUR VOICES Students to sing, dance and drum their way to multi-cultural awareness
The Central auditorium will reverberate with multi-cultural sounds Thursday. Singing, dancing and drumming will echo around the room at the Duluth school district’s annual Multi-Cultural Fair tomorrow at Central High School. The event is aimed at exposing students to different cultural
Posted by: Sarah Horner on Jan 27, 2010 at 3:37 PM | eduSpeakOUR VOICES Another school district, another merger
The Proctor school district is looking to consolidate its two elementary schools next year. After years of considering the move, Proctor Superintendent John Engelking said Monday that the district is moving ahead with plans to merge Caribou Lake and Pike Lake elementary schools. “The decisio
Posted by: Sarah Horner on Jan 18, 2010 at 12:34 PM | eduSpeakOUR VOICES Vote on Plan B can't happen til spring
With all the attention focused on Red Plan Plus these days, people may have forgotten about Plan B, the first alternative facilities plan developed by Let Duluth Vote that emerged well over a year ago. The plan, which calls for keeping three high schools open and eventually adding middle scho
Posted by: Sarah Horner on Jan 14, 2010 at 2:01 PM | eduSpeak
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