Education

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has signed an education package that boosts spending on schools and scales back high-stakes testing. Dayton and Democratic legislators on Wednesday...

BEMIDJI — The TrekNorth Envirothon team scored a two-peat Monday as it won first place in the state Envirothon competition, securing the team a repeat appearance in nationals. “It’s great...

Moses Tsang to receive honor BEMIDJI – Moses Tsang, executive chairman of Hong Kong-based AP Capital Holdings and a global board member of The Nature Conservancy, will receive an honorary...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota senators joined the House on Thursday night in voting to eliminate a law requiring students to pass a test before graduating high school. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor education...

ST. PAUL — A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less...

BEMIDJI – The school board here is mulling a proposal to establish a student trap shooting team. Brad Smith, president of the Bemidji Trap and Skeet Club, appeared before the...

Local student presents research BEMIDJI – Senior Elizabeth Richards was one of 21 students from Concordia College, Moorhead to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) hosted April...

Rebecca Shindelar, of Bemidji, has made the dean’s list at Waynesburg University for fall semester. Zachary Hewitt, of Bemidji, has ranked in the top 2 percent of students in the...

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...

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...

Student awarded for volunteer services BEMIDJI – Shelbi Watts, 18, has been honored with the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award was presented by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards...

Abby Hendricks, of Laporte, has made the dean’s list for fall semester at the College of Saint Benedict. Maggie Manske, of Bemidji, has made the high honors list at the...