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Curtain rises on Woodbury group's big plan for arts center at new high school
When a curtain rises in Woodbury on Saturday, it will be the public debut of the new East Ridge High School stage.
9/11/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13313104.html

Exhibit honors St. Paul's school patrol
The St. Paul Police Historical Society unveiled a display this week to commemorate past and present members of the city's school patrol program — the nation's first.
9/11/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13313313.html

For parents, school quality is the worry
The district is hosting two more community meetings before the school board votes on the "Changing School Options" plan. Both meetings are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Washburn High School 201 W. 49th St. They will include a brief presentation followed by a question-and-answer session.
9/11/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/58792177.html?elr=KArks:DCiUoaW_eEO7UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

Results mixed in Star Schools Project
Five new charter schools see higher graduation and postsecondary education rates, but their state test results have been a bit uneven.
9/11/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/local/east/58685332.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU

MISC. NEWS:
Harkin New Chair of Senate Education Committee
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa today stepped into the chairmanship of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, which was left vacant when Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts died last month
9/11/2009
Edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/09/03harkin.h29.html?tkn=LRQF6%2F14cUvi27EAdVMEDkK8Bqk7RqVzs1xo

Tricky Road Ahead for Innovation Fund
Federal education officials will face a variety of obstacles in running a $650 million innovation fund, from an expected flood of applications and concern about favoritism in picking winners, to skepticism about the government’s ability to drive innovative change in education.
9/11/2009
Edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/09/03stim-innovate_ep.h29.html?tkn=SQRF4rL3ZI5QIT%2BvADPp3N%2BBTJaDKW%2FLeizp

Students burn midnight oil at Boston college
ommunity college professor Kathleen O'Neill was setting the ground rules for her psychology students when she came to an issue she didn't normally have to address.
9/11/2009
Pioneer Press
http://www.twincities.com/education/ci_13315260.html

What price grad school at the U?
How much does a graduate student pay for a degree at the University of Minnesota? It's complicated, regents learn as they review new data.
9/11/2009
Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com/local/58735407.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU