New Leader Takes Over At School Hit By Bus Crash
7/5/2008 11:19:38 AM
The new superintendent at the western Minnesota school district that lost four children in a school bus crash says his job won't be easy.

Critics Try To Roll Back Frazee Referendum
7/2/2008 11:04:26 AM
Critics are trying to roll back a school levy referendum passed last November for the Frazee-Vergas school district.

UND Students Work On Spacecraft Simulator
7/2/2008 9:30:35 AM
University of North Dakota officials said students will be working with professionals from Cirrus Design Corp. on a spacecraft simulator.

Report Puts Focus On Minn. Charter Schools
6/30/2008 1:35:33 PM
An audit that set out to compare the academic performance of Minnesota charter schools and their traditional school peers found minimal achievement differences, but the examination also concluded that charters could benefit from tighter financial oversight.

Minn. Test Scores Up, But Not Enough
6/30/2008 1:00:12 PM
Student performance on Minnesota's standardized tests generally got better this year, but the list of struggling public schools will get worse.

SCSU Archaeological Students Dig On Campus
6/30/2008 11:52:20 AM
A group of St. Cloud State University students don't have to go far for an archeological dig into the region's past.

Law School Fundraiser Takes Back Financial Appeal
6/26/2008 7:53:08 AM
A University of Minnesota fundraiser is apologizing for an appeal to alumni that turned out to be based on faulty information.

University Of North Dakota Gets $2 Million Gift
6/25/2008 6:55:52 PM
The University of North Dakota chemical engineering department has received a $2 million gift.

Minn. Teacher Of The Year Resigns
6/23/2008 7:20:01 PM
Minnesota's Teacher of the Year for 2008 has resigned her title.
Carleen Gulstad cited personal reasons for her decision.

Mpls. School Evaluates Safety After Sex Assaults
6/21/2008 1:29:31 PM
Minneapolis school officials are reviewing safety and security at a high school after two students were charged in a string of sexual assaults that allegedly occurred at the school.

Penguin in a coal mine? Woes signal sea trouble
7/6/2008 1:41:27 PM
Populations are dwindling from a combination of global warming and pollution.

Shell out enough moolah, and a worm could bear your name
7/5/2008 4:10:05 PM
Want a new species to be your namesake? Research groups are selling the rights, but critics worry about fraud.

Checking out the trash
6/24/2008 4:40:09 PM
A device helps generate grocery lists for shoppers by tracking food items as they are consumed.

Ailing Fargo tot defies the odds by getting lucky -- twice
6/25/2008 5:16:18 AM
When his donor heart failed right after implantation, 20-month-old Kobe Giesen got a rare second chance within days, and Mayo Clinic made history.

Highest fashion ever: Spacesuit makeover
6/21/2008 5:13:41 PM
Spacewalk meets catwalk? For the first time in more than 40 years, a new company will produce redesigned space suits for the next phase of the American program.