education

Minn. health officials say measles outbreak is over

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Department of Health officials on Friday declared an end to the largest measles outbreak since 1990. The outbreak of spring and summer 2017 that sickened 79 people, mostly children under 10 years of age, began when the first case was identified April 11. The...

news/education August 25, 2017 - 5:51pm

June 3, 2017

Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead, Minn. David Samson / Forum News Service

How one Minnesota state program is helping college students graduate with nearly no debt

MOORHEAD, Minn. — In speech after speech, Bernie Sanders called for making college tuition free. His stance on the issue helped draw in...

news/education June 3, 2017 - 2:00pm

February 1, 2017

Roosevelt Elementary School DARE graduation

Roosevelt Elementary School held their D.A.R.E. graduation Wednesday at Willmar Education and Arts Center. Six classes graduated from the program....

news/education February 1, 2017 - 4:14pm

December 2, 2016

Students in the Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities class participate in a discussion about the class Thursday with representatives of Sen. Al Franken at the MinnWest Technology Campus in Willmar. Pictured, from left, are Miranda Lang, an ACGC senior; Kali Jensen, a Willmar senior; Ashton Hedman, an NLS junior; and Wyatt Allen, an NLS junior; Ryan Thielen of Procore; Sara Carlson of the Willmar Area Community Foundation; and teacher Tyler Gehrking.

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Franken's staff visits Willmar to learn about CEO program

WILLMAR — The Kandiyohi County CEO class could offer ideas for encouraging partnerships between businesses and schools, according to staff...

news/education December 2, 2016 - 8:00am

July 28, 2016

Math, reading scores stall in latest round of Minnesota testing

After another round of disappointing standardized test results, Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius said the state may never boost the academic...

news/education July 28, 2016 - 3:06pm

July 19, 2016

Minnesota college to offer live streamed courses

This fall, Central Lakes College will be debuting Live Online, which allows students to live stream class from any location, while interacting...

news/education July 19, 2016 - 7:56am

July 13, 2016

Board, teachers to try again for contract settlement in Willmar

WILLMAR -- The Willmar School Board and its teachers union may be nearing a resolution of their ongoing contract dispute. The two sides plan...

news/education July 13, 2016 - 12:15am

July 11, 2016

School Board approves floor plan for Willmar Senior High addition

WILLMAR -- The preliminary floor plan for a physical education addition at Willmar Senior High School has been approved. The Willmar School Board...

news/education July 11, 2016 - 11:30pm

June 23, 2016

$Margaret Biggerstaff, coordinator for the West Central Achievement and Integration Collaboration, demonstrates ways to help students learn math differently during a summer program involving seven area school district. The first session was held in the New London-Spicer School District. The second session begins in August in Willmar. (CAROLYN LANGE | TRIBUNE)$

Area summer program makes sense of math

NEW LONDON — When 32 middle school students and five teachers go to Valleyfair amusement park today, they won’t just be riding roller coasters....

news/education June 23, 2016 - 11:30pm

June 16, 2016