Freedom School looks to talk tough topics with teens
By: Patrick LarkinHoping to inspire young people and talk straight with them about issues of race and poverty, St. Paul organizers from American Friends Service Committee are holding a two-day workshop...
View ArticleiPads land in St. Paul schools by the thousands
By: Patrick LarkinSteadily, new tablet computing devices are rolling out into St. Paul Public Schools classrooms.In mid-December, nearly all of Johnson High School’s more than 1,300 students received...
View ArticleTwo East Side teachers up for teacher of the year prize
By: Patrick LarkinThe 30 semifinalists for Education Minnesota's annual Teacher of the Year award have been announced, and two East Side educators are among them.Rate this article: Select ratingGive it...
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Johnson Como 12 U girls win region tournament
Headed to state hockey tournamentRate this article: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5No votes yet
View ArticleStepmom charged after 9-year-old screams 'Mom's trying to kill me'
By: Patrick LarkinBoy flees into elementary school, principal witnesses threatRate this article: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5Average: 5(1 vote)
View ArticleHarding teacher a finalist for 2015 Teacher of the Year
By: Patrick LarkinFor the second time in his career in St. Paul Public Schools, Erik Brandt is a 2015 Minnesota Teacher of the Year finalist.Brandt, an English teacher and IB program coordinator for...
View ArticleISD 623 to name superintendent finalist
The Roseville Area School District has selected three finalists for the soon-to-be vacant superintendent position, and planned to name a finalist after the second round of interviews on Wednesday,...
View ArticleSPPS looking for summer food service hosts
By: Patrick Larkin Adding a food truck, tooSt. Paul Public Schools is hoping to provide more of its students with free summer meals.Rate this article: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give...
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Phalen Lake speaks Hmong
By: Patrick Larkin Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet Elementary School’s fourth grade Hmong-language immersion class meets with some Sepak Takraw players during a track and field day. The fourth graders...
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Marching Proud
On Thursday, May 21, Farnsworth Aerospace’s Upper Campus band marched from the upper campus over to the lower campus. The 270 member band was led along their route with a group of police officers.Rate...
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Sprucing up Payne
Students from Washington Technology Magnet School, a high school in St. Paul’s North End, showed up on Wednesday, June 17 to help pick up Payne Avenue.Rate this article: Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it...
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Johnson kids can 3D print this summer, too
By: Patrick Larkin Two students from Johnson High School work on a design to send to a laser engraver. The kids are getting stipends to help staff the Arlington Hills Community Center’s Createch...
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Cesar Chavez breaks ground on new facility
By: Patrick Larkin Academia Cesar Chavez’s founder Ramona A. de Rosales holds a golden shovel during the groundbreaking ceremony for the school’s new 35,000-square-foot expansion. The expansion will...
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Twin Cities Academy celebrates groundbreaking
By: Patrick Larkin A rendering of the new Twin Cities Academy building shows how the school will face west onto Birmingham Avenue near the intersection of Minnehaha Avenue. School officials are...
View ArticleJohnson’s late start a hit with some, others still moan
By: Patrick LarkinNot a yellow bus in sight, students began rolling into Johnson High School around 8 a.m. on a recent Tuesday.The sun was out, and teens were walking, talking, and yawning as they...
View ArticleTwin Cities Academy gets visit from education commissioner
By: Patrick LarkinThe East Side's own Twin Cities Academy High School, it would seem, is at the top of the heap for performance rankings in the Twin Cities.Rate this article: Select ratingGive it...
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Harding’s new Hall-of-Famer has a strong pulse
By: Patrick Larkin Gerald Keenan got a nod from the Minnesota State High School League when he was inducted into their Hall of Fame on Oct. 25. The Harding High School athletics director has been at...
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