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    Minn. teacher licensing extension rejected
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota's new way of licensing teachers is stumbling before it even gets started, frustrating supporters of the sweeping overhaul passed last year to fix a flawed system. Education officials say without more time to put the right procedures in place, the new Professional...
    news/educationMarch 22, 2018 - 9:31pm
    March 5, 2018
    School closures due to winter storm
    Nevis Public School and Menahga Public School closed Monday due to severe winter weather.
    news/educationMarch 5, 2018 - 9:58pm
    February 28, 2018
    East-central Minn. school district closes due to possible threat
    CAMBRIDGE, Minn. - A school district in east-central Minnesota is closed Wednesday, Feb. 28, due to a possible threat against the district. An...
    news/educationFebruary 28, 2018 - 9:29am
    February 22, 2018
    Northeast Minn. school district cancels class following threats on Snapchat
    HILL CITY, Minn. -- A northeast Minn. school district closed school on Thursday, Feb. 22, in response to a threat against the school made on...
    news/educationFebruary 22, 2018 - 3:26pm
    February 19, 2018
    Central Minn. teacher plans walkout over gun violence as part of national movement
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—A central Minn. high school teacher wants students and educators to leave class next month to make a point about school violence and pressure lawmakers to address a decades-long rash of school shootings. Gina Marie Bernard, an English teacher at Bemidji High School,...
    news/educationFebruary 19, 2018 - 6:45pm
    February 6, 2018
    Minn. third-grader pulls trigger of cop’s gun, fires shot
    MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Nobody was injured Monday afternoon, Feb. 5, when a student at the Harmony Learning Center fired a school liaison officer’s...
    news/educationFebruary 6, 2018 - 8:26am
    February 3, 2018
    Minority students in Bemidji, statewide suspended and expelled more than white students
    BEMIDJI—Bemidji Area Schools staff suspend and expel American Indian students at a higher rate than their white counterparts—but...
    news/educationFebruary 3, 2018 - 3:43pm
    January 24, 2018
    Park Rapids Area High School students who submitted entries in the Intertribal Agriculture Council's 2017 Youth Essay Contest were, from left, senior John Clark, junior Teresita Diaz, and freshman Alexis Annette. Diaz was chosen as one of three nationwide winners at last month's IAC's conference. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
    Park Rapids junior wins national essay contest
    Teresita Diaz, an 11th-grader at Park Rapids Area High School, recently won a nationwide youth essay contest about Indian agriculture. Diaz was...
    news/educationJanuary 24, 2018 - 8:00pm
    January 20, 2018
    Winners of the 12th annual spelling bee are, from left, sixth-grader Eli Burton (second place) and seventh-grade twins Nadia Yliniemi (first place) and Aidan Yliniemi (third place). Nadia and Eli advance to the regional spelling bee Wednesday, Feb. 7 in Thief River Falls. (Robin Fish/Enterprise)
    Twins dominate spelling bee
    Two of the top three spellers in the 12th annual Century Middle School spelling bee were twins. Taking home gift cards for $50 and $20, respectively,...
    news/educationJanuary 20, 2018 - 8:00am
    December 2, 2017
    Changes to label collection programs impacts Century PTA's efforts
    For many years, Century PTA has relied on the Label Collection Program to earn points or money for the school. The money goes toward the media...
    news/educationDecember 2, 2017 - 1:00pm
    November 18, 2017
    Shelli Walsh, at center, was named 2017 Teacher of the Year. A social studies instructor for more than 30 years, she poses with her We Decide club members and ALC students. (Submitted photo)
    Shelli Walsh named Teacher of the Year
    Park Rapids Education Minnesota has named Shelli Walsh the 2017-18 Teacher of the Year. A high school social studies teacher, Walsh started working...
    news/educationNovember 18, 2017 - 12:30pm
    November 15, 2017
    Despite the frigid cold and blistering wind on Nov. 10, the EMR class poses for a group photo with the North Memorial Health flight crew. (Photos by Shannon Geisen/Enterprise)
    High school pilot program trains future First Responders
    North Country EMS Education and the Park Rapids School District are collaborating to offer an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) course, also...
    news/educationNovember 15, 2017 - 12:06pm
    November 11, 2017
    The community French Fry sale raises funds for the Park Rapids Education and Activities Foundation. Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen is donating three frozen potato products.
    French fry fundraiser returns to Century School
    The Park Rapids Education and Activities Foundation (PREAF) is teaming up with Lamb Weston/RDO Frozen for a French fry sale on Saturday, Nov....
    news/educationNovember 11, 2017 - 3:00pm
    This chart provides an overview of the Park Rapids School District's general fund for the 2017 fiscal year.
    Auditors issue a clean audit report for Park Rapids School
    The Park Rapids School District received a "clean" 2017 audit report from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP of Alexandria. The fiscal year ended on June...
    news/educationNovember 11, 2017 - 1:00pm
    After five failures, Menahga School bond referendum finally passes
    Menahga School District will construct a new, two-story high school addition. Voters approved two out of the three questions posed in a Nov. 7 bond referendum. According to the Minnesota Secretary of State, district residents approved Question 1, a $9.9 million bond issue for the...
    news/educationNovember 11, 2017 - 10:30am
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