EDUCATION
Legislative notebook: Dayton considers bill requiring teachers to pass test
New Minnesota teachers would be required to pass a basic skills test before going into classrooms under a bill awaiting Gov. Mark Daytons signature. Senators voted 60-1 to accept a bill a House-passe...
Posted on 2/20/12 at 10:08 PM
Feeling Uninspired
My blog usually posts a new entry daily at 5:30 a.m. I tend to write my posts - at the latest on the night before I post them if not days in advance. It is not unusual for me to have a couple of post...
Posted on 2/20/12 at 2:17 PM
Antiracist Author to Speak at UMD
One of the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States, and one of Utne Reader's 25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World in 2010, will speak on the University of Minnesota...
Posted on 2/16/12 at 8:18 AM
An Introduction
GREETINGS READERS! My name is Brandon Ferdig---born and raised in northern Minnesota.What an opportunity this is to share with you a year I lived in that other-worldly land called China! It's a count...
Posted on 2/11/12 at 7:20 AM
Duluth Children's Museum first Friday: Cool chemistry
The Duluth Children's Museum hosts family events the evening of the first Friday of every month, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. These events are free and open to the public. You don't need to be a member of the ...
Posted on 2/2/12 at 6:02 AM
Duluth boy’s love of books inspires book-giving holiday
By Peter Passi , February 23, 2012
Minnesota school district gives HR director $255K to leave
Just seven months after signing a new contract, the Burnsville, Minn., school district's human resources director has been paid an unusually large severance of more than $250,000 to leave.By Heron Marquez Estrada , February 22, 2012
UMD ‘grand entrance’ could help Woodland development
By Jana Hollingsworth , February 22, 2012
White nationalist group plans Duluth rally
By Candace Renalls , February 21, 2012
Developer tweaks plans for UMD-area housing, retail complex
By Jana Hollingsworth , February 21, 2012
Faces & Names: UMD’s Magnuson honored
February 21, 2012
Nettleton school desegregation plan includes iPads, student exchange
By Jana Hollingsworth , February 20, 2012
Our view: Without better option, OK Congdon compromise
February 20, 2012
Shorter school year ahead for Cloquet students
The Cloquet School Board voted this week to cut 10 days of instructional time from the 2012-13 school calendar, with plans to compensate with slightly longer school days.By Jeff Papas , February 18, 2012
Black history face-off: Youth in Duluth program highlights heritage in quiz
By Jana Hollingsworth , February 18, 2012
Minnesota House passes bill to consider performance, not just seniority, in teacher layoffs
School officials could lay off teachers based on their effectiveness rather than just how long they have taught under a bill Minnesota representatives approved 68-61 Thursday.By Don Davis , February 17, 2012
House GOP lawmakers push plan to update No Child Left Behind
UPDATE: A hearing on a pair of bills to have states develop their own systems to identify low-performing schools and turn them around came days after President Barack Obama freed 11 states from some of the George W. Bush-era law's most stringent mandates.By Kimberly Hefling , February 16, 2012
Wisconsin elementary school nixes valentines with religious message
A Sheboygan elementary school stopped a second-grader from distributing valentines he made for his classmates because they included a religious message.By Associated Press report , February 16, 2012
Whooping cough cases cause one Northland school district to cancel classes
After enduring absentee rates of 25 percent to almost 33 percent for days, the South Shore school district administrator decided it was time to close down for a few days. The culprit, Clendon Gustafson said: whooping cough.By John Lundy , February 16, 2012
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