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Photos: As summer ends, Minnesota students head back to school
The first day of school for many Minnesotans took place on Tuesday. MPR News visited Duluth, Mankato, Coon Rapids and St. Paul to check in on how things were starting off. At Benjamin E. Mays Afrocentric Magnet School in St. Paul, district superintendent Stacie L. Stanley greeted students with high-fives as they exited their buses. Photos of civil rights leaders in the building decorated the walls as teachers and other staff members showed them the way to their classrooms.
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Gov. Walz has lunch with students on the first day of school
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Saint Peter Public Schools put finishing touches on 2nd phase of Mend the Middle
SAINT PETER, Minn. (KEYC) - Saint Peter Public Schools is putting the finishing touches on phase two of a three year renovation project at its middle school, just in time for the first day of school on Thursday, Sept. 4. The almost $34 million project, called Mend the Middle, started...
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Mankato Area Public Schools Shares Information About Permanent School Fund Amendment
Minnesota voters will consider a proposed constitutional amendment related to the state’s Permanent School Fund during the Nov. 3 general election. The Permanent School Fund dates back to Minnesota’s statehood in 1858, when public lands were set aside to generate revenue for public education. Revenue from school trust lands, including timber, mining, leases and other natural resource activities, is deposited into the fund and invested by the Minnesota State Board of Investment.
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Voters to decide on statewide school funding
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A ballot question this fall will ask voters if additional funding should go to schools. Since 1858 the Permanent School Fund has channeled a small percentage of revenue from public land into public schools. Now voters will decide if that percentage will increase to 4.5-percent, giving...
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Football Bluejays face life after Russell
"We expect to be good. We will play a lot of guys." - Waseca head coach Brad Wendland. How will the Waseca High School football team fare without a Russell in the lineup?. For the first time in many years, the 2026 Bluejays will start the season with no one named Russell on the roster.
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St. Raphael Catholic School has new principal
Jennifer Cassidy is the new principal of St. Raphael Catholic School in Springfield. She began her duties August 10, so it was a fast transition before the school year actually began August 24. The position is part-time. “I am so grateful and blessed to have amazing teachers and staff who are stepping in to help make sure we start strong,” she said in a recent interview.
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City awards contract, honors high school athletes
During their meeting the evening of Aug. 18, members of the Waseca council awarded the bid for general contractor services for construction, modification, and installation of the new aeration blowers at the Wastewater Treatment Plant to Winona Mechanical for just under $260,000. Mayor Randy Zimmerman issued a proclamation honoring five...
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New teachers begin year by meeting community members
During a luncheon sponsored by the Waseca Rotary Club on Aug. 27, 12 teachers new to Waseca’s schools had a chance to meet some members of the community; members of the Waseca Lions and Exchange Club also attended. The new staff have positions all around the community, including Waseca Community Education, the Alternative Learning Center, Hartley Elementary, Sacred Heart and Children’s House Montessori, Team Academy, Waseca Intermediate School and the Waseca Junior Senior High.