education

Ice rinks at Hilltop, Lincoln and Garfield schools opened on Thursday. Willmar Community Education has set warming house hours at 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 1 p.m...

NEW LONDON -- The New London-Spicer School Board approved the audit of the district's finances through June 30, 2011, and certified the final 2012 local tax levy of $4,039,684 at...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar School Board has adopted a $7.1 million local property tax levy to be paid in 2012 and fund the district's 2012-13 school year. The levy represents...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar School Board will conduct its annual Truth in Taxation hearing at 6 p.m. Monday in the board room on the first floor of the Willmar Education...

WILLMAR -- The Willmar Public Schools Foundation will help fund a portion of a new TV monitor system at Willmar Middle School. On Monday, the foundation's board also approved funding...

ROSEVILLE -- Montevideo Middle School Principal Brenda Vatthauer is among 35 members appointed to a panel developing a new evaluation system for Minnesota teachers. Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Brenda...

Board Chairwoman Judy Raske reported that contract negotiations with certified staff are at a stalemate. This year the state eliminated fines for school districts that didn't meet a January deadline...

WILLMAR - Ridgewater College has announced the closure of its computer art and publishing program. The program will close at the end of this school year, and second-year students will...

WILLMAR -- Two weeks at NASA's Ames Research Center left an indelible impression on four Willmar science teachers, and their students are reaping the benefits of their work this year...