<![CDATA[EdNews.org - The Internets #1 source for Education News and Information - Articles - ]]> http://theednews.org en-us N/A [email protected] Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:25:20 EST 20 <![CDATA[Kids get lessons in online safety]]> http://theednews.org/articles/16709/1/Kids-get-lessons-in-online-safety/Page1.html [email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:51:32 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/16709/1/Kids-get-lessons-in-online-safety/Page1.html <![CDATA['Just regular kids']]> http://theednews.org/articles/13446/1/039Just-regular-kids039/Page1.html [email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:38:14 EDT http://theednews.org/articles/13446/1/039Just-regular-kids039/Page1.html <![CDATA[A Hmong graduation]]> http://theednews.org/articles/12855/1/A-Hmong-graduation/Page1.html Three years after opening with the goal of getting academically challenged students on track for college, Hmong Academy held its first graduation ceremony Wednesday night.

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<![CDATA[Science teaching getting a boost]]> http://theednews.org/articles/7973/1/Science-teaching-getting-a-boost/Page1.html BY PAUL TOSTO, Pioneer Press
A science education can open doors to some of the best careers in Minnesota, and students who do well in the sciences can expect to be in high demand.]]>
[email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/7973/1/Science-teaching-getting-a-boost/Page1.html
<![CDATA[Homeroom / Minnesota counselors dwindling in number]]> http://theednews.org/articles/7972/1/Homeroom--Minnesota-counselors-dwindling-in-number/Page1.html BY MARY BAUER, Pioneer Press
When it comes to school counselors, Minnesota is at the top and the bottom of the class. Counselors here are seen as leaders for their collaborative work with teachers and administration to boost test scores, attendance and responsible behavior, said Jim Bierma, a counselor in a St. Paul school and president of the American School Counselor Association.]]>
[email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/7972/1/Homeroom--Minnesota-counselors-dwindling-in-number/Page1.html
<![CDATA[After complaints of racism, district re-evaluates use of book � currently required reading for sophomores]]> http://theednews.org/articles/7500/1/After-complaints-of-racism-district-re-evaluates-use-of-book--currently-required-reading-for-sophomores/Page1.html The "n-word" appears one too many times in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" for Mark Lewis. Make that at least 200 times in the Mark Twain classic.]]> [email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/7500/1/After-complaints-of-racism-district-re-evaluates-use-of-book--currently-required-reading-for-sophomores/Page1.html <![CDATA[Minnesota / State might phase in all-day kindergarten]]> http://theednews.org/articles/7393/1/Minnesota--State-might-phase-in-all-day-kindergarten/Page1.html BY MEGAN BOLDT, Pioneer Press
Some Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday that there might not be enough money in the state budget over the next two years to give all Minnesota children access to all-day, everyday kindergarten — an issue they touted as a top priority this session — while meeting other education needs.]]>
[email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/7393/1/Minnesota--State-might-phase-in-all-day-kindergarten/Page1.html
<![CDATA[SCHOOLS + MENTORS = A PERFECT MATCH]]> http://theednews.org/articles/6962/1/SCHOOLS---MENTORS--A-PERFECT-MATCH/Page1.html BY MARY BAUER, Pioneer Press
It's noon, and the two students are on the floor, hunched over a piece of art paper in the school gym at Kenneth Hall Elementary in Spring Lake Park.]]>
[email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/6962/1/SCHOOLS---MENTORS--A-PERFECT-MATCH/Page1.html
<![CDATA[The cost of stupidity keeps rising]]> http://theednews.org/articles/6928/1/The-cost-of-stupidity-keeps-rising/Page1.html Gov. Pawlenty, sounding at least as obedient as any other governor of either party to the powers of government education, called for even more money to be spent on schools during his State of the State address. Year after year, more and more money is spent on a system that clearly is failing.]]> [email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/6928/1/The-cost-of-stupidity-keeps-rising/Page1.html <![CDATA[Teachers jettison Q Comp pay plan]]> http://theednews.org/articles/5980/1/Teachers-jettison-Q-Comp-pay-plan/Page1.html Objections concern system in the future
BY MEGAN BOLDT, Pioneer Press
NORTH ST. PAULMAPLEWOOD-OAKDALE Teachers in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale school district are the first in the state to dump Minnesota's alternative pay program for instructors.]]>
[email protected] (Saint Paul Pioneer Press) Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:00:00 EST http://theednews.org/articles/5980/1/Teachers-jettison-Q-Comp-pay-plan/Page1.html