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Alexandria Public Schools launches referendum website
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (329+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria Public School District has launched a dedicated website — CardinalCommunityPlan.org — to provide information about the district’s upcoming referendum on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The site features details about the operating levy referendum, which…...
Letter: Let us be welcoming to students
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (161+ words) Alexandria Echo Press 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 It is the start of a new school year and our technical and community college (ATCC) is welcoming an influx of new students, many from other states and foreign countries. As…...
An Echo Press Editorial: Minnesotans keep their budgets tight
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (547+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 Are you a penny pincher when it comes to setting your budget at home? Or do you find yourself asking: “Budget, what budget?” Maybe it’s time to get out your pen and paper and…...
In the Know: Environmental center is clean, efficient and indoors
6+ day, 17+ min ago (189+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 The Alexandria GreenStep Task Force conducted a survey at Community Night Out in August. The objective was to collect feedback on activities in which residents currently participate, what they would like to see encouraged…...
2 area students receive $10,000 Nibbe School scholarships
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (153+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 ALEXANDRIA — Two area students have received the Nibbe School of Teaching and Learning Scholarship for $10,000 from Minnesota State Moorhead. Molly Schmidt of Alexandria is one of the students to receive the scholarship. She is…...
Homework for parents: Osakis superintendent says everyone should complete this form
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (451+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 OSAKIS — As parents wade through start-of-the-year forms and permission slips, there’s one piece of paperwork Osakis superintendent of schools Louisa Glenetske wants everyone to move to the top of the pile. It’s called the…...
Osakis Public Schools: AI in the classroom
1+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 OSAKIS — Students have always been, let's say, inventive, when it comes to getting help with their assignments. Everyone knows someone who paid someone else to complete their math homework, or who was famous for…...
In the Know: Bringing state education dollars home
1+ week, 4+ day ago (234+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 By the time this column reaches you, Alexandria Public Schools - ISD 206, will have officially kicked off its 146th school year. There is a unique, palpable energy in our hallways as our staff, students and families…...
Find your rhythm at community luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 23
1+ week, 4+ day ago (287+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 ALEXANDRIA — Certified speaking professional and retired law enforcement officer Tim Eggebraaten will speak at a community luncheon on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Broadway Ballroom Event Center in Alexandria. Everyone is welcome to attend the event,…...
Appleton roundtable meeting highlights jobs, civil discussion
1+ week, 6+ day ago (239+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 APPLETON — State Sen. Torrey Westrom (R-Alexandria) said a recent Appleton roundtable town meeting highlighted the significant economic opportunity created by the planned reopening of the former Prairie Correctional Facility, including a new estimate that…...