SPPS IN THE NEWS:
School board hopefuls' forum set
The Highland Park Senior High PTA is hosting a forum for St. Paul school board candidates at the high school, 1015 S. Snelling Ave., from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Oct 19.
10/20/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13467440.html
OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE NEWS:
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage schools weigh moving sixth and ninth grades
But 59 percent of task force members vote against plan
10/2/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/education/ci_13467539.html
New schools chief to meet with public
Mark Porter, new superintendent of the South Washington County School District, is planning three community meetings this month.
10/2/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13467429.html
2 teens arrested in Princeton suspicious packages case
Two teenagers, one an adult, have been arrested in connection with the three suspicious packages found this week in Princeton, Minn., police said this morning.
10/2/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/local/63262307.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUac8HEaDiaMDCinchO7DU
Mounds View, teachers OK new contract
Mounds View teachers and the district school board have reached a contract agreement that is more modest than previous contracts.
10/2/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/local/north/62858067.html?elr=KArks:DCiUoaW_eEO7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
Schools take next step toward breaking up Lake
It's fallout after four schools from the dissolving Classic Lake were placed in the Lake Conference, where the decision isn't popular.
10/2/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/63205222.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
D.C. Schools Security Company Goes Bankrupt
The security company that provided about 300 guards to D.C. schools went bankrupt Thursday night, disrupting the beginning of classes across the city.
10/2/2009
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/02/AR2009100202289.html
MISC. NEWS:
What Should Go Into A Teaching Degree?
The vast majority of classroom teachers are trained in traditional colleges of education. That training, however, has come under intense scrutiny. Critics say too many teachers leave poorly prepared for the enormous changes taking place in the real world of teaching.
10/2/2009
Minnesota Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113349924&ft=1&f=1013
New alcohol problem for schools: hand sanitizers
Even before normal influenza season starts Sunday, the state health department is announcing that 134 schools around the state are reporting notable levels of "influenza-like" illness. And, predictably, health officials urge frequent hand-washing to help lessen the spread of infection
10/2/2009
MinnPost.com
http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/10/01/12091/new_alcohol_problem_for_schools_hand_sanitizers
DFL gubernatorial hopefuls call for tax hikes to fund education
Dayton says wealthy should pay more
10/2/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13466515.html
Report: Despite Obama's wishes, some states use stimulus to make up for education cuts
An internal watchdog at the Education Department says states are using money from the economic stimulus to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools.
10/2/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/nation/63160622.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU