K-12
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! Sacred Heart 5th Graders
Monday, May 20, 2013, Tracy Bergum's 5th grade students from Sacred Heart School in East Grand Forks visited the Grand Forks Herald downtown office. Thanks for coming - we enjoyed your visit! ...
Posted on 5/21/13 at 9:18 AM
4 MY FUTURE: CAREER AND CHARACTER EDUCATION Career Forums + Career Outlook = Promising Jobs for Students...
Central and Red River High School Career Centers promote job shadowing and career forums throughout the school year to all of our high school students in the Grand Forks School District. During the mo...
Posted on 5/13/13 at 9:19 AM
PARENT INFORMATION CENTER Snacks for Families on the Go
PIC familiesalways seem to be on the go frompicking up kids at school, going to different activities, helping with homework,meetings, running errands and the list just goes on and on. But when is th...
Posted on 2/22/13 at 1:53 PM
MUSIC MOVES Loopy Stanley 2013 - we want YOU!
Hello and welcome February! It is a blustery one here in North Dakota. As I type I am enjoying an impromptu Snow Day after we got a healthy dumping of snow and wind, enough to close down two major in...
Posted on 2/11/13 at 3:48 PM
THE NEW FORTY North Dakota Legislators - did you have sex before marriage?
I was unaware that North Dakota legislators put a law in place in 2011 (that became effective in July 2012) that requires K-12 schools in North Dakota to include in sexual health curriculum "instructi...
Posted on 1/17/13 at 11:38 PM
Minnesota schools embrace new fitness program 
Some Minnesota schools are embracing a new student fitness program designed to be a better gauge of overall health than the decades-old Presidential Physical Fitness Test.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
Bismarck student's grenades prompt evacuation of elementary school
A Bismarck elementary school was evacuated when a student brought two World War II-era grenades to show classmates.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2013
Flood doesn't stop East Grand Forks water festival
An annual water festival held at the height of flood season has been drawing elementary students to East Grand Forks, although high water has prevented some from attending.
By Jennifer Johnson , May 02, 2013
Fight puts Minnesota high school on lockdown
Burnsville High School was put on lockdown after a fight that resulted in suspensions for six students. The school district says no students were hurt and no weapons were involved in the fight Wednesday.
By Associated Press , May 01, 2013
Minnesota gives students more time to complete tests
Computer glitches are prompting the Minnesota Department of Education to give schools more time to complete spring testing.
By Associated Press , May 01, 2013
Read Every Day initiative aims to close literacy gaps among kids
Grand Forks teachers officially started RED four years ago based on a simple idea: Encouraging parents to read to their children every day for at least 20 minutes, which can foster a lifelong habit of it.
By Jennifer Johnson , April 29, 2013
K-12 NOTES: Northwood senior in national poetry contest
Northwood (N.D.) Public School junior and North Dakota Poetry Out Loud Champion Janessa Hensrud is among 53 high school students nationwide to compete today and Tuesday in Poetry Out Loud in Washington, D.C. The winner receives a $20,000 award.
By Herald Staff Report , April 29, 2013
Jody Thompson, Grand Forks, N.D. letter: Thanks for helping diversity event succeed
Jody Thompson, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for Grand Forks Public Schools, writes in thanks for those who attended the diversity event.
By Jody Thompson , April 28, 2013
Minnesota high school student's prom dress is one of a kind
Rin Heise will be a walking globe at Brainerd High School's senior prom Saturday. Her hand-crafted dress is pieced together from old National Geographic maps and reinforced inside with pages of Dr. Seuss' book "Oh, the Places You'll Go."
By Associated Press , April 26, 2013
4-year-old Minnesota boy left behind on field trip to S.D.
Administrators at Marshall Public Schools have scheduled a meeting to review field trip protocol after a 4-year-old child was left at a museum.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2013
General Mills has kit for Latino school success
General Mills is teaming up with a civil rights group to help get Latino parents more involved in their children's education.
By Associated Press , April 25, 2013
Extended prep spring sports season in ND rejected
The North Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors on Tuesday rejected a proposal to move this year's spring state tournaments back 1-2 weeks.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
Minnesota school testing system has more problems
Minnesota school districts are still having problems with the new statewide online proficiency testing system.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
C.T. Marhula, Grand Forks, letters: Use tiny violin to mourn senator’s ‘dire’ straits
While her many friends tell me that Sen. Nicole Poolman, R-Bismarck, is a great person, I did not know if I should laugh or cry when I watched her testimony against the amendment proposed by Sen. Joan Heckaman, D-New Rockford, to raise the minimum teacher salary to what many are calling a living wage.
By C.T. Marhula , April 24, 2013
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