...will be the highest in 10 years. There were 101 levy elections in 2007 and 188 such elections in 2001.The Minnesota Education Department reports that as state per-pupil funding has failed to keep up with inflation since 2003, schools have become...

...Transportation costs would increase signifcantly if a high school were built in either of those cities. The Minnesota education department approves few new schools outside an area that can be connected to city sewer and water, McLarty said. The...

...the 10th-graders in Brainerd lakes area school districts passed their Basic Standard writing tests. The Minnesota education department recently released the state results of the test taken in January. "This is the highest we've ever gotten...

...the percentage of students in Brainerd, Aitkin and Wadena schools still surpassed the state average. The Minnesota education department released the results of the mathematics and reading tests Wednesday. The percentage of students who passed...

...director, told the Crow Wing County Board Tuesday the department has concerns about the child care program. The Minnesota education department notified the county it will not fund day-care services anymore for families who have exceeded their initial...

...customers -- a mix of individual school buildings and entire districts -- across the four states, Sundin said. Minnesota Education Department spokesman Bill Walsh said he didn't know how many schools were shut down. The school closings included...

...lakes area school districts scored at or above the state average on their basic skills writing tests. The Minnesota Education Department recently released the state results of the test, which were completed in January. The Brainerd School District...

...students surpassed the state average in the eighth-grade Basic Standard mathematics and reading tests. The Minnesota education department released the results of the mathematics and reading tests. Students completed the test in February. The...