Learning

Aging can sneak up and surprise a person with the tricks it plays on the mind and body. Turns out, it can be mastered. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 7, the Alexandria Public School District is offering an "Aging Mastery Program," which it says covers the realities of aging. The Community...

The following classes are being offered through Community Education in Alexandria: TAKE YOUR DATE TO PARTNER DANCING Do you enjoy listening to music? Would you and your partner like to discover the magic of dancing together? Community Education’s introduction to partner dancing...

Through District 206 Community Education, the Alexandria Area Adult Basic Education (ABE) Consortium is partnering with Alexandria Technical and Community College (ATCC) to offer a free computer and writing skills class at ATCC. Classes will run Mondays and Wednesdays beginning Monday,...

Registration is now open for the September 11, 2010 ACT achievement test. Students who wish to take the college admission and placement exam must register before August 6, 2010. The national ACT September exam is the earliest college admissions test date of the school year. For high...

iQ Academy Minnesota will host a social event at Knute Nelson Memorial Ballpark, home of the Alexandria Beetles baseball team, on Tuesday, July 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Prospective students and their families are invited to attend along with current students to learn more about online...

Three years ago, Alexandria School District 206 made the decision to add a new foreign language class to its curriculum. The language was Mandarin Chinese and it appears the school district made the right choice. District 206 students, along with 5,500 others across the state studying...

Last week, the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) released its 2009 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) data, which is part of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Although the number of schools making AYP increased across the state - 1,066 this year compared to 984 schools...