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Lucy Laney students

As they did a year ago, tornado-battered Lucy Laney community comes together

By Beth Hawkins | 05/23/12

The staff and students of the North Minneapolis school commemorate the first anniversary of the tornado that tore apart their neighborhood and many families' lives.

Minneapolis DFL fails to endorse in hottest school board race

Minneapolis DFL fails to endorse in hottest school board race

By Beth Hawkins | 05/22/12

The city DFL convention ended without a party endorsement in a four-way contest in the newly created District 6.

Alex Phung

MPS board candidates face major hurdle Saturday

By Beth Hawkins | 05/17/12

The election may be nearly six months away, but school-board races may be all but over after the city’s DFL endorsing convention.

Political Agenda

Candidates sought for four MnSCU board openings

By Joe Kimball | 05/17/12

State officials are looking for candidates to fill four seats on the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees.

Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center
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Wolf Ridge: Educational and life lessons for grade-schoolers

By Steve Date | 05/17/12

The educational experience at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center is sorely lacking in many of our schools these days.

Patrick Henry High
Learning Curve

Attacking 'aspiration gap' helps catapult new names to top-high-schools list

By Beth Hawkins | 05/16/12

Patrick Henry, South and St. Paul Central made the list this year, along with charters that serve largely minority students.

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Minnesota, 24 other states to test new assessments of teachers-to-be

By Sarah Butrymowicz | 05/09/12

Candidates will be followed through a classroom lesson over the course of a few days, including lesson plans, in-class video and post-lesson reflection.

pineapple, hare
Learning Curve

On Pearson and Pineapplegate: Kids & future teachers challenge critical tests

By Beth Hawkins | 05/08/12

Can a farcical question have a right answer? Kids, and children's author Daniel Pinkwater, don't think so.

Chris Ison
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U journalism professor Chris Ison burned in propane accident; recovery expected

By David Brauer | 05/07/12

Ison was lighting a propane stove in his Wisconsin cabin when it flash exploded.

Sarah Skahan
Learning Curve

Culturally responsive teaching: 'It's something you do -- every day'

By Beth Hawkins | 05/07/12

“The kids are excited to be at school,” says Sarah Skahan, and her colleagues have begun asking what she’s doing to reach kids they struggle with.

El-Kati talks of racism and mesmerizes students at South
Learning Curve

Dr. Mahmoud El-Kati talks of racism and mesmerizes students at South

By Beth Hawkins | 05/04/12

The history professor and writer tells the gathering that race is a myth while racism is a reality.

Montrey from Boys of Baraka
Learning Curve

'Boys of Baraka,' an ed-inequity talk — and a wind-turbine challenge

By Beth Hawkins | 05/02/12

Tonight, Minneapolis Public Schools hopes you will attend a community screening of “Boys of Baraka” at the Parkway Theater.

Political Agenda

Bullying prevention group meets in St. Cloud Tuesday

By Joe Kimball | 05/01/12

The new Governor’s Task Force for the Prevention of Bullying is in St. Cloud today to hear from students, parents and educators.

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