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U of M names advisory committee for president search

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has named a 12-member advisory committee to help find the school's next president.
by Tim Post

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College offers fresh challenges for grads in grant program

College offers fresh challenges for grads in grant program

Nearly a decade ago, the Minneapolis Foundation promised a $10,000 college scholarship to more than 360 third graders in high-poverty schools in the Twin Cities through a program called Destination 2010.
by Tim Post

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Minn. won't join effort to create national ed standards

Education Commissioner Alice Seagren says the proposed national math standards don't align well with the rigorous standards Minnesota already has. She says that's what a group of teachers and other education officials found when they reviewed the proposals.
by Tom Weber

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Youth Radio: Student explains how D2010 helped her

Youth Radio: Student explains how D2010 helped her

Tiara Bellaphant, who graduated from St. Paul Central High School this week, made it all the way through the Destination 2010 scholarship program. As part of our Youth Radio series, she explains what it was like to be part of the experiment.
by Julie Siple and Tiara Bellaphant

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Nine years later, promised $10K for graduates arrives

Nine years later, promised $10K for graduates arrives

It's graduation time for Minnesota high schoolers, and for a small group of seniors in Minneapolis and St. Paul -- that very fact also means money for college.
by Tom Weber

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Voters in Pequot Lakes reject tax increase

Voters in the Pequot Lakes school district in central Minnesota have rejected a tax increase that would have funded several construction projects.
by Tom Weber

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St. Paul district rethinks charter schools

The school district that helped launch the nation's first charter school could be ending its sponsorship of those schools.

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Prankster alters student name in Minn. yearbook

Officials at Mayo High School in Rochester are trying to scrub a joke name from the recently released yearbook in the last days of the school year.

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Minneapolis science teacher lands national grant

A Minneapolis high school teacher is one of 10 from around the country to win a $4,000 grant for an environmental education project.

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Contract approval expected tonight for new Mpls. supt.

Contract approval expected tonight for new Mpls. supt.

Bernadeia Johnson was named Minneapolis superintendent in January but won't officially take over until July 1.
by Tom Weber

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