Photo: #Meria Carstarphen, superintendent of the St. Paul school district.

First day of school for St. Paul public schools' new superintendent

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio

Today is the first day of school for most of Minnesota's students and teachers, and the beginning of St. Paul public schools' 150th year. The district welcomes a new superintendent, Meria Carstarphen, who was hired last spring from Washington, D.C.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Carstarphen before she began her first day of school.