education

BISMARCK - A small group of lawmakers quickly removed an amendment Tuesday morning from an anti-abortion bill that would have prevented state agencies from contracting with an individual or organization...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Some Minnesota schools are moving toward a new grading system that swaps F's and A's for 1's and 4's. Several districts are already piloting standards-based...

BEMIDJI – Bemidji State University will offer a bachelor’s degree program in social work that can be completed almost entirely online, beginning in August. The blended delivery program, called the...

BEMIDJI – Two local eighth-grade math teams have placed in the top 50 of worldwide teams that competed in a recent math competition. Cube Team placed 20th and Quad Team...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An administrative law judge has cleared the way for new standards on teaching social studies in Minnesota public schools. Judge Barbara Neilson mediated a dispute...

Dylan Nistler, of Walker, has made the highest honors list at Vermillion Community College for fall semester. Amber Wendorff, of Bagley, has received the Harold T. Peters Scholarship for the...

BEMIDJI – Bemidji State University will induct three new members into its Professional Education Hall of Fame during a dinner and induction ceremony at the university’s American Indian Resource Center...

BEMIDJI – A list of capital improvement projects totaling almost $800,000 was approved by the Bemidji school board Monday night. Two major projects included were replacing a large portion of...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton is willing to wait rather than take action to quickly deliver $800 million in back pay to Minnesota schools. As House Democrats...

BEMIDJI – The discussion on whether to allow charter-school students to participate in Bemidji Area Schools’ extracurricular activities is expected to continue Monday evening. The Bemidji school board is slated...

BEMIDJI – Beltrami Electric has selected Bemidji High School’s McKayla Beaulieu as the cooperative’s representative for the 2013 Electric Cooperative Youth Tour, where she will join hundred of high school...

BSU students attend Laporte health fair BEMIDJI – Three Bemidji State University seniors participated in the Laporte Health Fair on Feb. 21. The fair educated K-12 students, families and community...