The school year is planned to begin later than usual on Sept. 8 and the district is forming workgroups to discuss how operations will proceed in regards to social distancing guidelines.
The launch of the Falcon-9 rocket is the first manned mission from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, and the first time a private company has helmed a launch.
Two Minnesota State University, Mankato student-athletes earned the top conference honor for their works in the classroom and in their respective sport.
Rahma Janac is a graduating senior from St. Peter High School. She is looking forward to the future, which is all she can do to help come to terms with the way her high school journey ended.
The current executive director for the Minnesota Valley Education District reunites with Mankato Area Public Schools Superintendent Paul Peterson, as the two previously worked together at St. Peter Public Schools.
Individual students and families are scheduled for a visit to their high school where they're recorded walking across the stage in their cap and gown to receive their diploma.
The New Ulm Club is responsible for the long standing banquet that honors senior athletes from New Ulm Cathedral, Minnesota Valley Lutheran and New Ulm High School.
The executive order gives public school district and charter schools the option to offer summer learning through a hybrid model of distance learning and in-school learning or to continue entirely with distance learning.
The Glen Taylor Nursing Institute for Family and Society at Minnesota State University, Mankato and the International Family Nursing Association reach agreement to spread research and practices overseas.
He started an online petition that now has more than 11,000 signatures, pushing for his class of 42 to have a chance at a traditional, yet socially distanced graduation.
The Minnesota Department of Education has officially advised schools against holding any in-person graduation and commencement ceremonies this year, causing frustration for students and their parents.
Bummed that the seniors may miss out on events like graduation commencement, prom and their class trip, school officials wanted to show a little appreciation for the group.
With distance learning, it’s a challenge for teachers to build a strong connection with their students but one group of local teachers has found the perfect way to strengthen that bond.
It may be Teacher Appreciation Week, but faculty and staff at Jefferson Elementary in New Ulm came together Monday to show students just how much they appreciate them.
Remember Me Too is a group that has been formed at Minnesota State University, Mankato, who says international students have been forgotten during the COVID-19 pandemic.
GiveMN has raised millions of dollars for Minnesota-based causes with its annual Give to the Max Day, but the nonprofit organization is seeking to help Minnesotans who are in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hundreds of vehicles lined Highway 13 in Waseca as families and students waited to see their teachers quite possibly for the first time since schools were closed in March.
The Minnesota Department of Education reports more than 6.6 million meals have been served at around 330 school districts during the first three weeks of distance learning.
This comes as a result of having to stay closed through some of the busiest times for historical sites as field trips will be canceled and on-site visits will not be allowed.
When Walz announced he was temporarily closing schools in March, many questioned if they would reopen before the end of the school year. That question was answered Thursday, and despite previous hopes of schools reopening, districts prepared for the inevitable suspension anyway.
The 2020 to 2021 afternoon programs will be offered at the Early Childhood Center, Family Learning Center, Franklin Elementary School and Rosa Parks Elementary School.
Many schools in the state are turning on the lights at athletic fields on weeknights as a way to honor those impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The nursing department at Minnesota State University Mankato is back with its literacy intervention and recreation camp this summer but this time it’s going virtual.
Brian Grensteiner has emerged as the top candidate to become the principal at Franklin Elementary School, while Mollie Meyer is the top candidate to lead Hoover Elementary School into the future.
Minnesota’s Education Commissioner discusses the important of communication between educators and parents amid distant learning in the wake of COVID-19.
With students taking part in distance learning until at least May, the Minnesota Department of Education has canceled the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) for this school year.
Teachers and students beginning to settle into their new norm relying on technology to communicate, as week two of distance learning is officially in the books.
The next recipient of the Golden Apple award isn't one teacher this time around, but rather all the staff at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Elementary.
On Monday, April 6, Iowa Lakes Community College delivered 58 face bands to Lakes Printing to help fill an order for AVERA Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.
“We highly encourage students that had planned to attend the spring ceremony in May to take part in the July ceremony. It is so important to celebrate the hard work put into earning that degree,” Williams added.
