St. Paul, MN -- Metro area school districts have been forced to lay off almost 1,700 employees and cut more than $285 million in spending over the past two years because of cuts to operating budgets, according to a survey released today (Wednesday, Sept. 8) by the Association of Metropolitan School Districts (AMSD).
The survey found that the second consecutive year of a state funding freeze and shifts in aid payments resulted in 830 staff layoffs in the 2010-11 school year alone.
Read more: Survey shows metro school districts laid off 1,700 employees
Six Elk River High School football coaches put on paid administrative leave until an investigation into acts of hazing was completed will face disciplinary actions, it has been decided.
The consequences, however, will stop short of preventing coaches from returning to the sidelines to coach in this Friday’s game against Rogers, according to Superintendent Mark Bezek. That news was greeted with applause from players and several dozen parents, football progrom supporters and community members who turned out for the meeting held at the Handke Family Center. See more in Star News.
by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online Managing Editor -- It's been seven years since former Minnesota Twin Ron Coomer put on a Major League baseball uniform. He retired in 2003.Now a part of a television broadcast team for the Minnesota Twins, Coomer says he most misses being able to compete in Major League Baseball.
Former Major League baseball infielder and former Minnesota Twin Ron Coomer enjoys his new role as a baseball analyst but says he still misses the competition of the game. Coomer (center) is shown prior to gametime, visiting with KSTP 1500 Twins broadcast voice John Gordon, left, and Twins closer Matt Capps, right. (Photo by Howard Lestrud, ECM Online)
Read more: Ron Coomer misses competition, loves coming to ballpark every day
St. Paul, MN -- The Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety is urging motorists to “see yellow” and be ready to respond to school buses and student pedestrians as school resumes in Minnesota.
Officials stress motorists need to drive attentively and be aware of children around school buses, and at all marked and unmarked crosswalks and intersections.
Back in May when Principal Steve Voshell requested an additional half-time teacher, kindergarten enrollment was thought to be up from about 120 in 2009-10 to about 140 for 2010-11. See more in Luther Dorr's Mille Lacs County Times story.
Dam Computers and Electronics, a Web store, opened for business officially in December 2009, and owner Adam Fjeld, Little Falls, made his first sale from that site in February after amassing his inventory. He has a passion for finding the best deals on just about anything and loves passing the low costs to his customers.
“Business has grown so much in the last six months, I cannot keep up,” he said. “The Web site gets about 300 unique hits per day and I’m considering a possible retail site.” See more in Morrison County Record story by Tina Snell.
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part series that will look at the challenges facing schools and law enforcement with the wave of threats and harassment via social networking sites.
The growing accessibility of the internet has changed the way people do many things: check bank statements, listen to music, earn a college degree, pay bills––and, apparently, the way they break the law. The Isanti County Sheriff’s Department handles complaints about harassment on Facebook, MySpace or through text messaging on a weekly basis, according to Deputy Dave Matchinsky. See more in Luke Reiter's Isanti County News story.
The instant contact and impersonal nature of online communication tends to embolden people, leading them to behave in ways and say things they may be too inhibited to say in a face-to-face encounter. However, police takes those comments just as seriously if someone is in danger.
Rehearsals will begin the Monday after Labor Day from 7-9 p.m. at the high school in St. Croix Falls. Depending on the response of community and church chorus groups and individuals, weekly choral rehearsals will be arranged as needed beginning in October. Performances will be the first weekend in December. See more in the Forest Lake Times.
The wheels are in motion for an agreement which would see the Forest Lake High School building trades class construct a concessions building at the new Fenway Athletic Park near the FLAAA Sports Center. See more in Clint Riese's Forest Lake Times story.
The district offices are now housed in that school building. Renaming of the building to include the many district offices and programs now found there is one of the topics of discussion at the meeting that night. Some suggestions talked about at the August board meeting were to name it after someone of prominence from the community, or name it for a landmark (such as the Sunrise River) in the community. See more in Editor MaryHelen Swanson's ECM Post Review story.
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