EDUCATION
Legislative notebook: Legislature approves freezing college tuitions
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis A bill funding Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota systems freezes tuitions. Senators passed the bill 44-22 and the House 76-56 ...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 8:45 PM
Adventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 2
Part one was about the hoopla; this post is about the nuts and bolts of the student struggles in North Minneapolis. When the 6th and 7th graders I taught this day eventually got down to work (which t...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 10:03 AM
Hovercrafts, Children and Other Magic Science
Had I realized I would be explaining the inner workings of a hovercraft to a classroom of adorable first-graders at Gussner Elementary School here in Jamestown, I would have prepared a little bit more...
Posted on 12/2/12 at 7:19 PM
Education should be encouraged, not denied
8:10 on a Wednesday morning in a lecture hall, waiting for the first class of the day to start. It is one of the introductory classes which provides students studying English with an insight to lite...
Posted on 10/25/12 at 8:36 AM
Letting Go, Letting Life
The trek was over. I got back to Zhuhai, my home in China for the past eleven months. But though I was done trekking, I wasn't through with traveling: I had 48 left in China to ready for a long journ...
Posted on 10/6/12 at 9:21 AM
Letter: Grandparents' visit to Germany a March highlight
By John Martin, Worthington exchange student to Crailsheim , April 16, 2013
Column: District 518 helping ASD students
By Deb Stoll, District 518 , April 13, 2013
Affordability aim of Minnesota higher education budgets
ST. PAUL — It is time to make college more affordable for students, state lawmakers say.By Danielle Killey , April 09, 2013
Dems say: ‘more for schools’
2.5% revenue increase for District 518ST. PAUL — Goals of 100 percent high school graduation, every third-grader being able to read, ending an achievement gap and all students being ready for careers or college after graduation are lofty, but House Democrats say their sights are set on those accomplishments by 2017.
By Don Davis , April 09, 2013
Column: Minnesota Reading Corps strives to boost schools
WORTHINGTON — Southwest Minnesota schools have long been known for the emphasis they place on education and the effort they spend to provide opportunities for students, families and communities. The addition of the Minnesota Reading and Math Corps programs to our southwest Minnesota-area schools is another example of this drive and effort in the name of education.By Natalie Willers, Minnesota Reading Corps , April 09, 2013
Column: District 518 shares accreditation results
By Katie Clarke, District 518 , April 06, 2013
Provider Pals visit Worthington Middle School (with video)
By Alyson Buschena , April 05, 2013
WHS speech team to wrap up its season today
WORTHINGTON – Although the Worthington High School (WHS) speech team faces some powerhouse schools in Section 2AA forensics competition today at Mankato West High School, head coach Linda Neugebauer knows her team of 30 students will proceed confidently and with positive attitudes.
By Jane Turpin Moore , April 05, 2013
Column: District 518 invests in future with iPads
By David Rezny, District 518 , March 30, 2013
As others see it: Time for all-day K
Then a principal at Duluth’s Homecroft Elementary, Bill Gronseth saw with absolute clarity what studies had been touting for years: All-day kindergarten, as opposed to just half days, gave kids a jump-start on learning and led to remarkable academic success.By Duluth News Tribune , March 28, 2013
Column: District's kindergarten roundup is Monday
By Jeanette Varuska, District 518 , March 23, 2013
Column: WCS dads share joy of living with their kids
By Mark Vis, Worthington Christian School , March 22, 2013
Column: District aims to 'engage, enrich, inspire'
By Anne Foley, District 518 , March 16, 2013
WMS hosts Family Engineering Night
WORTHINGTON — The Worthington Middle School sixth grade will host Family Engineering Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the school.By Daily Globe , March 15, 2013
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