EDUCATION
Mr. and Miss Tiger raise money for food shelf
Travis Rinkenberger and Kelly Mahoney were named Mr. and Miss Tiger as the team having collected the most for the food shelf. See Photo Gallery attached to this story for more photos
March 12, 2010
Fosston students celebrate Chuck Norris' 70th birthday
Famed as the home of Paul Bunyan’s kid brother, the site for the county incinerator and the YouTube sensation “Straight Outta Fosston,” this little town on the eastern end of Polk County is now famous for something else: Possibly the largest number of Chuck Norris fans per capita.
By Tu-Uyen Tran , March 11, 2010
Youth in New London construct solar panels for community’s storied theater
With materials measured and cut, and power tools in hand, members of the New London-Spicer Youth Energy Summit began building solar panels Tuesday at NLS Middle School.
March 11, 2010
McPhee third in state Poetry Out Loud competition
MAHS sophomore's achievement marks fourth time in four years that the program has had student place in top four in state competition
March 09, 2010
Helping 4-H could hurt
A state senator's bill designed to help fund a 4-H program in one county could end up hurting them statewide, a fellow senator and a county fair representative warnMarch 09, 2010
New ‘hybrid’ approach at Perham High School
Online and classroom learning will be combined next year at Perham HS.March 09, 2010
Minnesota loses out on Race to the Top program
Detroit Lakes, along with every other school district in Minnesota, is not “Race to the Top” material.By Riham Feshir , March 09, 2010
UMM Concert Choir to embark on West Coast tour 
The tour culminates with a home concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, in Recital Hall in Humanities Fine Arts building
March 05, 2010
10th annual Tomato Fest held at Morris Area Elementary
Tomato Fest gives fifth grade students an opportunity to share information from some of the experiments they have been conducting in science class
March 01, 2010
Welcome Center, WCROC building open
Two new -- and yet old -- buildings had open houses this week, and both were designed and remodeled with sustainable energy ideas at their core. See Photo Galleries of the buildings on this Web site
February 26, 2010
MSUM launches Indian center
A new center at Minnesota State University Moorhead aims to improve recruitment and retention of American Indian students.
By Amy Dalrymple , February 25, 2010
‘Danger to Self’ a wild yet poignant look into the life of an ER psychiatrist
S.F. doctor with Cyrus ties to speak about new book at UMM Feb. 24
February 19, 2010
MAHS Choir’s annual Variety Show is March 2 at Morris Area Concert Hall
Show will feature numerous acts by the students in the MAHS choirs
February 19, 2010
MACCRAY board will look at $100,000 budget cut
The MACCRAY School Board is considering a $100,000 cut to its budget for the next school year.
By Linda Vanderwerf , February 15, 2010
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Bill deals with teacher child abuse
School districts would be required to report student abuse under a bill making its way through the Legislature. “This is something no parent should have to go through,” Rep. Torrey Westrom, R-Elbow Lake, said. “This bill can’t undo damage that has already been done, but it c
Posted by: Don Davis on Mar 4, 2010 at 8:02 AM | Capitol ChatterLawmaker finds early-childhood cuts
Democratic legislators looking into changes GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty proposed Monday to plug a $1.2 billion gap in the state budget are finding problems. Rep. Nora Slawik, DFL-Maplewood, said that despite Pawlenty's claim that he was not cutting early-childhood education, that is not right. “Cu
Posted by: Don Davis on Feb 17, 2010 at 3:31 AM | Capitol ChatterChinese classes grow
Elsa Pan and students celebrate moon festival
Elsa Pan’s middle school students were among relatively few Minnesotans to celebrate the Chinese moon festival, eating moon cakes and
Expect charter school bills
Minnesota legislators likely will look at bills increasing the accountability of charter schools. Recent reports of a Minneapolis charter school worker stealing $1 million will increase the efforts, according to Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul. “In these challenging economic times, with public
Posted by: Don Davis on Jun 15, 2009 at 1:36 PM | Capitol Chatter'Cooperate, don't consolidate'
Working together is a better solution for rural school woes than combining school districts, a Minnesota Center for Rural Policy and Development concludes. "A state policy should be developed to help foster collaboration with and between school districts," the new report says. "While
Posted by: Don Davis on May 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM | Capitol ChatterEducation funding approaches differ
Minnesota education funding plans by the House, Senate and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are similar in many ways, but the amount they spend – and how they plug a deficit – differ. A bill the House considered Thursday night would spend $13.7 billion on public education for the next two years, the s
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 23, 2009 at 7:31 PM | Capitol ChatterEarly ed OK'd
Representatives voted 84-47 today to spare early-childhood programs from major budget cuts. The bill provides a 2 percent increase for many early-childhood program providers. And with more than 7,700 families on an early-childhood-care waiting list, it provides enough money to reduce that number by
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 23, 2009 at 2:00 PM | Capitol ChatterTeacher license change nixed
Professionals who want to become teachers may not have an easy route to receive teaching licenses after a House committee Wednesday rejected the proposal. The House K-12 Education Finance Division voted 11-10 to strip the provision from an overall education bill. During earlier testimony, teachers
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 15, 2009 at 3:06 PM | Capitol Chatter
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