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March 2, 2009 7:14 AM

State colleges prepare for budget cuts

St. Cloud State University already lost $1.6 million when Gov. Pawlenty used his budget-cutting authority late last year.

by Ambar Espinoza

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February 26, 2009 6:34 AM

Carstarphen tapped to lead Austin, Texas schools

The Austin, Texas, school board has selected St. Paul superintendent Meria Carstarphen as its only finalist for superintendent job.

by Tom Weber

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February 25, 2009 7:04 AM

Mpls schools to start before Labor Day

The Minneapolis School Board has unanimously voted to start class in the next school year on Sept. 1, before Labor Day.

by Tom Weber

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February 24, 2009 3:00 AM

Will new stimulus aid reach Minnesota's college students?

Stimulus money intended to boost financial aid through Pell Grants may not find its way to Minnesota's neediest college students.

by Tim Post

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February 20, 2009 3:30 PM

Even with stimulus, schools still making budget cuts

The federal stimulus money for education won't keep schools from making their own local budget cuts in coming weeks.

by Tom Weber

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February 20, 2009 11:32 AM

Iron Range teacher deal unsettled after 18 months

The union representing St. Louis County School District teachers has yet to settle with the district on its 2007-2009 contract, less than six months before the it's set expire.

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February 19, 2009 10:23 PM

Gone Emilee's Way

Gone Emilee's Way, a poem written by Dana Yost in remembrance of Emilee Olson, one of the four children killed in the school bus crash near Cottonwood, Minn. in February 2008.

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February 19, 2009 9:50 PM

Cottonwood marks anniversary of school bus crash

Residents of Cottonwood are looking ahead today as they put behind them the first anniversary of a fatal school bus crash that killed four students. On Thursday, students, parents and residents looked back on 12 months that changed each one of them forever.

by Mark Steil

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February 19, 2009 10:13 AM

St. Paul superintendent a finalist for Austin, Texas job

St. Paul schools superintendent Meria Carstarphen is a finalist for the Austin, Texas, superintendent position, according to a newspaper report.

by Tom Weber

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February 17, 2009 4:36 PM

Professors urge U of M to postpone grad school restructuring

24 University of Minnesota professors have signed on to a letter asking the school to postpone restructuring the U's Graduate School.

by Tim Post

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