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Threats cause lockdown at Red Wing schools

All Red Wing schools are on lockdown today after a student reported receiving a threatening call that alluded to a shooting at the school. According to the Red Wing Police...

news Wed, Dec 19, 2012 - 11:25am

University System seeks $84 million budget increase

BISMARCK -- North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years, an increase Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said is needed to...

news Tue, Dec 04, 2012 - 8:33am

'Knit gnat' Gavin Hitchcock took his needles and yarn on the bus rides to football games, earning raised eyebrows. "It's fun." (Jean Ruzicka/Enterprise)

Nevis students learn knitting to reduce stress

Diet. Exercise. Knitting. Nevis sophomores striding into Janet Golden-Landquist's health classes are gaining an understanding of healthy stress reduction - a stitch at a time. Armed with yarn and needles,...

news Mon, Dec 03, 2012 - 9:12am

Mary Rittenhouse received her GED at 76 years old. Her daughter convinced her to gain a GED.

GED testing to undergo major changes in 2014

For years, the GED test has offered those without a high school diploma a low-cost, second chance. But the General Educational Development test is soon to become far more difficult,...

news Mon, Dec 03, 2012 - 9:07am

White Earth elders offer some advice for students, teachers

White Earth elders are concerned for the children of this generation, and they have a few bits of advice for them -- get an education, take pride in yourself and...

news Fri, Nov 30, 2012 - 12:36pm

A seven-member team of staff members with Bagley schools met Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, at Bagley, Minn., High School to review each other's lessons plans as part of their Authentic Intellectual Work program. Bagley is one of five area school districts in the first of a two-year pilot program utilizing AIW methods. Shown from left, Mia Reynolds, Becky Rud, Tony Hommes, Jill Bakken, Darres Dahl and Principal Helen Kennedy. Not pictured is Jane Merschman.
Monte Draper/ Bemidji Pioneer

Area schools embrace creative learning pilot program

BAGLEY, Minn. -- Five area school districts are in the first year of a two-year pilot program that aims to foster a more effective learning experience for students. The school...

news Fri, Nov 30, 2012 - 11:43am

St. Scholastica aims to reach return adult students by counting free online coursework toward degree

Students at the College of St. Scholastica can now apply education from free online courses toward completion of their college degrees, with the potential of saving thousands of dollars. Scholastica's...

news Tue, Nov 27, 2012 - 11:57am

Peggy Havnes, who lost her son to suicide, urged a cautious approach.
(Anna Erickson / Enterprise)

Yearbook policy to be reviewed in Menahga

Menahga School Board members reached out to parents and students Monday night, inviting them to be part of the process to develop policies surrounding yearbook content. Peggy Havnes, mother of...

news Thu, Oct 25, 2012 - 8:24am

A Vote Yes marriage amendment sign stands at the exit of the parking lot at Holy Rosary School on Monday.
(Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)

Some parents protest Duluth school's 'Vote Yes' signs for Minnesota marriage amendment

At Holy Rosary School in Duluth, it's been a battle of the political signs some mornings, with one group of parents protesting the presence of a message to "Vote Yes"...

news / religion Thu, Oct 18, 2012 - 11:05am

Menahga students upset over yearbook decisions

A group of students and parents in Menahga are upset over a decision by school administrators to exclude some photos from the school's yearbook. One student wanted to have her...

news Wed, Oct 10, 2012 - 8:50am

Brian Ashburn, a Minnesota State University Moorhead junior, has interned on a Quentin Tarantino movie and will soon serve another internship on the "Ellen DeGeneres Show." Special to The Forum

MSUM student gets 2 internships in a year working around celebs

Brian Ashburn is getting a double dose of celebrities this year. A junior at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Ashburn recently returned from a summer internship where he assisted on the...

Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 9:34am

UND starting cancer early warning system

UND is establishing an early warning system for cancer using data gathered from around the state thanks to a $1.65 million grant from the national Centers for Disease Control and...

news Fri, Jul 20, 2012 - 1:17pm

There are three sections of sidewalks around Rossman and Roosevelt elementary schools in Detroit Lakes that will be getting portions of sidewalk constructed thanks to a Safe Routes to School grant.
Graphic Courtesy of Ulteig Engineeers

City, school pair to get kids to school safer

This fall, those walking to school in Detroit Lakes will be a little safer. Thanks to a federal grant through the National Center for Safe Routes to School program, three...

news Fri, Jul 20, 2012 - 12:43pm

Lake Park-Audubon High School students honored for academic achievement, attendance

Lake Park - Audubon Secondary Honor Rolls Fourth Quarter Beginning Monday, March 26 and Ending Friday, May 25, 2012 B Honor Roll Anderson, Emmi 9; Anglin, Samantha 11; Block, Tarah...

news Tue, Jun 26, 2012 - 4:28pm

LP-A close to moving into new high school building

It was a curious sight that greeted visitors at Monday night's Lake Park-Audubon School Board meeting in the media center at LP-A High School. Instead of the usual rows of...

news Wed, Jun 20, 2012 - 1:00pm

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