K-12
Armed Forces Day 2013
May 18 is Armed Forces Day. What is it and how did it originate? President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members fo...
Posted on 5/15/13 at 10:21 AM
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
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
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
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 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
NYC elementary school adopts all-vegetarian menu
A city public school is one of the first in the nation to adopt an all-vegetarian menu, school officials said Tuesday.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 
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
Minnesota House considers $15.7 billion education plan 
Education funding, the largest single part of the Minnesota budget, would rise $550 million in the next two years under a House Democratic plan being debated this afternoon and tonight.
By Don Davis , April 23, 2013
Minnesota House to vote on education budget 
House Democrats have made all-day kindergarten — and education as a whole — one of their top funding priorities for this session. The House's education bill was expected to come up for a full vote Tuesday afternoon.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Lawyer: Apology from 12-year-old closes Minnesota school lockdown case 
An attorney says a 12-year-old boy and his family have apologized for a prank 911 call that prompted a school lockdown in New Prague.
By Associated Press , April 22, 2013
Oklee, Plummer, Minn., schools become one 
By Ryan Bakken , April 19, 2013
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