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MCA-II test results released
7/1/2010 8:30:00 AM
Trend of incremental progress in student proficiency continues for Saint Paul Public Schools.

SPPS team wins bronze medal at Destination ImagiNation Global Final
6/4/2010 2:00:00 PM
Six St. Anthony Park Elementary students participated in Knoxville, Tenn.



Jobs Fund a reprieve for Minn. school budgets
9/2/2010 12:45:50 PM
Norman Draper, Star Tribune
Minnesota school districts would get $167 million in federal funds to retain jobs. But one-time funds also pose problems.

Minnesota 2020 Property Tax Report: 2002-2010
8/31/2010 1:01:54 PM
Jeff Van Wychen, Minnesota 2020
Property taxes in Minnesota have soared since 2002, the product of state policies that have shifted more public costs on to property tax and more of the property tax on to homeowners.  Minnesota 2020 Property Tax Report: 2002-2010 examines the causes of the growth in property taxes and what can be done about it.

Twin Cities law enforcers push for funding for early learning
8/31/2010 12:39:17 PM
Associated Press (Pioneer Press)
Law enforcement leaders in the Twin Cities are asking lawmakers to invest more money in quality early education programs, in hopes of reducing violent crime.

Businessman Bill Cooper's mark on charter schools grows, draws criticism
8/31/2010 11:50:43 AM
Mike Kaszuba, Star Tribune
TCF's Bill Cooper is expanding his role overseeing charter schools, leading to criticism that he has too much influence.

New oversight law worries charter schools
8/31/2010 12:43:12 PM
Tom Weber, Minnesota Public Radio
Some charter school leaders in Minnesota say a new law has them worried about their futures. The law was meant to strengthen oversight of charter school. But some advocates say the new rules are stifling, not encouraging, their work.

81 levy referenda -- that's all?
8/31/2010 12:11:41 PM
Opinion, Star Tribune
Sure, voters should ask questions about school funding, but they should direct their queries higher.

Gym class online? Schools stretch with new offerings
8/31/2010 12:25:50 PM
Sarah Lemagie, Star Tribune
From creative writing to animal science to gym, teachers are adding online work and reducing classtime.

Pawlenty rejects $850,000 federal grant for sex ed
8/31/2010 12:04:49 PM
Josephine Marcotty, Star Tribune
Meanwhile, he OK'd a $500,000 federal grant for abstinence-only teen education, requiring a state match of $379,000.

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