Education

• Duluth School Board Member Asks MN Dept. of Edu. to Deny Documents Increasing Cost of Red Plan

  DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - Duluth School Board member Art Johnston is going against the majority of the board by asking the Minnesota Department of Education to deny a "review and comment update", which increases the cost of the Red Plan by almost $19 million.

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  Northland Colleges "Kick Butts" To Stop Smoking

  Duluth, MN - (Northland's NewsCenter) - College student's ages 18-to-24 have the highest smoking rates...and are the most aggressively targeted by the tobacco industry.

• Duluth School Board Makes "Painful" Cuts, Many Directly Affecting Students

  DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - The Duluth School Board voted tonight to increase class sizes to help close the $4.8 million budget gap, instead of cut more than $1.5 million worth of elementary specialists.

• Wisconsin, Minnesota Rank Among States with Highest Graduation Rates

  DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - Minnesota and Wisconsin are ranked among states with the highest graduation rates in the country.

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  Women In Leadership: Angela Rosenberg Hauger

  Each year, the Northland's News Center honors several women from around the region for their work in the community. This year, eight women have earned the Women In Leadership Award. One recipient is a college professor walking her way to a future free of Alzheimer's Disease.

• School Board Narrows Down Budget Cuts, Leaning Toward One List of Options

  DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - The Duluth School Board is narrowing down the cuts to the district to fix the $4.8 million dollar budget deficit, $3.8 million of which is from the upcoming school year.

• Work on Achievement Gap in Duluth, Showing Numbers to Celebrate

  DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - District leaders say the achievement gap appears to be shrinking in Duluth Public Schools.

• Teachers May Sacrifice More in the Future in Duluth Public Schools

  DULUTH, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - While middle school athletics, the number of class periods in a day, and music could be compromised to help fix a $3.8 million dollar budget gap, Duluth school board members had asked why options like salary freezes were not on the table.

• Minnesota Receives $28 Million from Charter School Program Grant

  St. Paul, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) --- Minnesota was one of only three states in the nation who received a grant to improve the state's charter schools.

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  One Book, One Community

  (Duluth, MN)- Duluth Libraries are bringing community together and sparking interest in reading with the One Book, One Community event. Carla Powers with the Duluth Public Libraries sits down on NewsCenter Today to explain all you need to know about the program.

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