Annual Report release coincides with State of District address
11/10/2008 11:24:07 PM
Superintendent calls for 'belief in action' at address.

Tuesday's meeting of SPPS Commitee of the Board canceled
11/10/2008 11:18:46 PM
Meeting canceled in observance of Veteran's Day.

Arlington hosts BioSMART
10/31/2008 9:07:41 AM
Dozens of business and community leaders come out for first BioSMART Guest Speaker Day, Oct. 29

Minority populations in suburbs rise -- and so do number of segregated schools
11/18/2008 1:26:07 PM
Cynthia Boyd and Beth Hawkins, MinnPost
Racial diversity wasn't an issue in the Osseo school district not long ago. Almost every student was white. Twenty years ago, students of color — black, American Indian, Asian and Hispanic — numbered less than 7 percent in the northwest suburban district. Last year, that figure was 43 percent. Second of five parts.

School Board considers reserve fund
11/18/2008 5:46:14 PM
Mike Longaecker, Red Wing Republican Eagle
Red Wing school leaders can see light at the end of the financial tunnel and are preparing for their first steps out of it. On Monday, Red Wing School Board members considered a proposal calling for the district to establish a reserve fund.

District 834 enrollment continues to slide
11/18/2008 5:50:10 PM
Andrew Wallmeyer, MN Sun Newspapers
Enrollment in Stillwater schools declined faster than expected this year, with district officials blaming a slow housing market and growing charter schools for a drop-off in its total student population.

Tax breaks available if district’s $15 mil bond passes
11/18/2008 5:43:42 PM
Corey Butler Jr., Faribault Daily News
FARIBAULT — If voters approve the proposed $15 million bond referendum for deferred maintenance for the Faribault School District in February, some homeowners and renters may be in for financial relief through a state tax refund.

Albert Lea School District could get state revenue
11/18/2008 5:41:15 PM
Tim Engstrom, Albert Lea Tribune
The Albert Lea School District has an opportunity to receive state desegregation revenue by chipping in some of its own money and joining with nearby school districts to form a desegregation collaborative.

School integration through the years
11/18/2008 1:47:30 PM
Cynthia Boyd and Beth Hawkins, MinnPost
1954 — In Brown v. Board of Education the U.S. Supreme Court forbids segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, ruling that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal has no place" and deprives children of equal protection under the 14th Amendment.

How court rulings, laws failed to create racial balance in metro schools
11/18/2008 8:50:47 AM
Beth Hawkins and Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost
As metro-area schools become more segregated, what's happened to the court rulings and laws in Minnesota that required integrated schools?

Twin Cities-area schools more segregated than ever
11/18/2008 8:52:51 AM
Beth Hawkins and Cynthia Boyd, MinnPost
In 1972, segregation in Minneapolis schools was so grave a federal judge ordered the city to begin busing students to achieve racial balance. Thirty-six years and several attempted reforms later, Twin Cities-area schools are more segregated than ever. First of five parts.