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Legislative notebook: Hundreds rally for passage of gay marriage
By Danielle Killey and Don Davis Many of the hundreds who rallied Thursday to support legalizing same-sex marriage in Minnesota said they think it can happen this year. We have come this far and are t...
Posted on 4/18/13 at 9:38 PM
Adventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 2
Part one was about the hoopla; this post is about the nuts and bolts of the student struggles in North Minneapolis. When the 6th and 7th graders I taught this day eventually got down to work (which t...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 10:03 AM
Should High School Coaches Be Fired For Not Winning?
Every off season of whatever sport it maybe professional or college, the headlines are flooded with what college coach got a professional job, what coach is moving from this college to that, or what...
Posted on 1/30/13 at 2:54 AM
Don't throw $$ in the trash!
By Jo Colvin jcolvin@echopress.com Box tops arent just from cereal anymore. They can be clipped from Kleenex and broccoli and soup and milk. They can even be found on underwear packaging. Best of all...
Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:25 PM
Mutiny in the lunchroom
In "We Are Hungry," one of the latest You Tube videos to gain widespread attention, high school students are turned away empty-handed from second helpings in the cafeteria, collapse during volleyball ...
Posted on 10/5/12 at 10:44 AM
New academies to address age-old question: Why do I have to learn this stuff?
By Amy Chaffins , May 24, 2013
Schools get grants to help kids bike, walk to school
The Minnesota Department of Transportation today announced the recipients of $3.8 million in federal grants for Safe Routes to School. The grants will support Safe Routes to School at 105 schools in 61 communities.May 11, 2013
New school gets grants for surfacing 12-court tennis complex
The Alexandria Area Tennis Association (AATA), in partnership with School District 206, has received two grants for acrylic tennis court surfacing of the new Alexandria Area High School’s 12-court tennis complex.May 08, 2013
ATCC Foundation sets memories in stone
By Crystal Dey , May 08, 2013
VIDEO: Late spring packs a punch
By Eric Morken , April 26, 2013
VIDEO: Out and About - Oklahoma! performed by high school students
April 24, 2013
VIDEO: Bonding at prom
By Al Edenloff , April 17, 2013
Oklahoma! to be presented by Jefferson High School
April 12, 2013
New interest rate saves us $500,000
By securing a new interest rate on one of its future debt accounts, Alexandria District 206 School Board has saved taxpayers about $500,000.By Amy Chaffins , March 22, 2013
iPads likely coming soon to Osakis classrooms
By Amy Chaffins , March 22, 2013
Local speech team earns first
March 20, 2013
Changes proposed for school lunch programs
By Amy Chaffins , March 15, 2013
UPDATE 6:15 A.M.: Schools, including Alexandria, running two hours late because of snow today
Schools in the area are running two hours late today, Tuesday, because of a winter storm warning that remains in effect until noon.March 05, 2013
Discovery to hold conferences
Discovery Middle School in Alexandria will hold Second Semester Student-Parent-Teacher Conferences on Monday, February 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 4 to 7:30 p.m.February 15, 2013
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