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Three eighth graders in western Minnesota
were suspended this week for sitting down during the Pledge of Allegiance.
(05/09/2008)
A $10 million donation from Eugene and Mary Frey will fund scholarships for students at the University of St. Thomas. The award will favor students with barriers to college.
(05/09/2008)
The Minnesota House passed a wide ranging K-12 education policy bill Thursday night that would make ice hockey the official state sport.
(05/09/2008)
Rochester schools superintendent Romaine Dallemand says the district will start a new program next year to close the academic gap. The five year plan will train parents, teachers and administrators on ways to motivate students
(05/09/2008)
Mankato businessman Glen Taylor and his wife Becky are donating $7 million to Minnesota State University Mankato. The money will establish an institute, a faculty position and a scholarship, all centered around nursing.
(05/09/2008)
Ejiofor is a British actor, who's drawn broad praise for his stage and film work. Now he is trying something very different. He's starring in a martial arts movie called "Redbelt," written and directed by David Mamet.
(05/08/2008)
A University of Minnesota Board of Regents panel shot down a proposal to impose a new $100 student fee to pay for campus construction projects.
(05/08/2008)
Dr. Timothy Mulcahy, vice president
for research at the University of Minnesota, spent 20 years at Wisconsin before joining the U of M in 2005. He is one of four finalists for the top job at Wisconsin.
(05/07/2008)
A plan for a new "report card" for schools is heading to Gov. Pawlenty, who is cool to the idea of changing performance standards.
(05/07/2008)
Keith Gessen is a brave man. He created and edits a caustic literary magazine called "N+1" which has a reputation for its smart and often snarky criticism. Now he's published his own novel and is facing the critics.
(05/06/2008)
The St. Paul college announced today that its board of trustees has voted to change the school's name.
(05/06/2008)
When Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith made the movie "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" a couple of years ago, they set aside the film the really wanted to make, "Son of Rambow." Now after being a hit at Sundance, the film is about to open in Minnesota.
(05/05/2008)
Midday talks with Hopkins North Junior High language arts teacher, Carleen Gulstad, Minnesota's new "Teacher of the Year."
(Midday,
05/05/2008)
The 2008 Minnesota Teacher of the Year is a junior high language arts teacher from Hopkins who considers herself "a little bit crazy."
(05/04/2008)
About five out of six schools offer sex education in Minnesota.
(05/04/2008)
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