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    Hundreds of first-graders at Shannon Park Elementary in Rosemount took part in the annual parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Photos by Kara Hildreth / Contributor
    PHOTOS: Shannon Park Elementary celebrates Chinese New year with festive parade
    ROSEMOUNT — Shannon Park Elementary first-graders celebrated the Chinese New Year with colorful dragons in a lively parade. Hundreds of...
    news/education10 hours 14 min ago
    February 11, 2019
    Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein, DFL-New Brighton, left, along with Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, DFL-Minneapolis, right, introduce legislation aimed at boosting the number of teachers of color and American Indian teachers in Minnesota. Dana Ferguson / FORUM NEWS SERVICE
    Minnesota lawmakers aim to boost teacher diversity, shrink achievement gap
    ST. PAUL -- A bipartisan group of Minnesota lawmakers is hopeful that data illustrating the state is one of the worst in the nation when it comes...
    education/newsFebruary 11, 2019 - 4:56pm
    January 24, 2019
    Rosemount speech team members, from left to right: Tanvi Adige, AJ Tabura, Lauren Sanday and Alexis Johnson. Submitted photo
    Rosemount speech team starts season strong
    The Rosemount High School speech team opened the season Jan 19 with a strong showing at the Chanhassen Speech Tournament. The team was named...
    news/educationJanuary 24, 2019 - 5:00am
    November 5, 2018
    Dr. Travis Thul has helped launch the nation's first Bicycle Design and Fabrication degree program at Minnesota State College Southeast in Red Wing. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia
    MN State Southeast launches bicycle fabrication degree
    If teachers want students to work hard, be engaged, and learn well, those teachers encourage students to work on something they care about, something...
    news/educationNovember 5, 2018 - 11:36am
    October 17, 2018
    The Marching Irish won the grand championship award — the 12th time in 14 years. Photo by Scott Adams
    Rosemount Marching Band awarded grand champion at YIM
    The Rosemount High School marching band participated in the Youth in Music Marching Band Championships on Saturday, Oct. 13, at US Bank Stadium...
    news/educationOctober 17, 2018 - 6:00pm
    October 8, 2018
    Rosemount teacher suspended after posting threatening tweet
    A Rosemount special education teacher has been suspended after posting a message on social media with threatening intent towards recently sworn-in...
    news/educationOctober 8, 2018 - 7:54pm
    October 2, 2018
    The Rosemount High School marching band took first place with "Loved and Lost" at the Pursuit of Excellence Marching Band Competition in Marshall, Minn., on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Photo courtesy of Scott Adams
    RHS marching band earns top award in Marshall
    The Rosemount High School marching band earned the 2018 Sweepstakes Award on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the 23rd annual Pursuit of Excellence Marching...
    news/educationOctober 2, 2018 - 1:00pm
    September 20, 2018
    Brent Newville
    Newville named MTTIA Instructor of the Year
    Brent Newville, an instructor in the Heavy Duty Truck Technology program at Dakota County Technical College, was recognized as the 2018 Minnesota...
    news/educationSeptember 20, 2018 - 2:50pm
    August 28, 2018
    A group of parents, siblings and Cub Scouts alike showed up Monday Aug. 20, 2018, to help construct a tiered garden at Farmington Elementary. Pictured are (back, from left) Jenn Cahak, Genny Holmes, Jon Holmes, Amanda Allison, Gordy Steffel, Susan Fagnant, Tamra Hoffbeck, Ryan Fagnant, Doug Larson; (middle) Logan Hoffbeck, Gavin Hoffbeck, Cavyn Cahak, Kyle Glenzer, Levi Larson, Eli Holmes, Brody Weidendorf; (front ) Emilee Hoffbeck, Elle Cahak and Evan Larson. John R. Russett / RiverTown Multimediaplay button
    Farmington Cub Scouts help build learning gardens at Farmington Elementary
    A grant from the University of Minnesota combined with a local Cub Scout pack recently resulted in some new gardens outside Farmington Elementary....
    news/educationAugust 28, 2018 - 2:43pm
    August 21, 2018
    The Minnesota State Capitol
    Minnesota Supreme Court revives 'bad teachers' lawsuit
    ST. PAUL—The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered the state Court of Appeals to reconsider a decision to dismiss a lawsuit that claims teachers...
    news/educationAugust 21, 2018 - 10:28pm
    August 10, 2018
    District 196 population nears 155,000
    Independent School District 196 covers approximately 110 square miles and includes all or parts of the cities of Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, Burnsville, Coates, Inver Grove Heights and Lakeville, and Empire and Vermillion townships. It is the fourth largest school district in...
    news/educationAugust 10, 2018 - 5:00am
    July 6, 2018
    Farmington resident Janee Johnson, who teaches elementary math in Minneapolis, won the 2018 Presidential Academic Excellence in Teaching Math and Science Award. She recently returned from Washington, D.C. Kara Hildreth / Contributor
    Local woman wins Presidential Academic Excellence honor
    FARMINGTON—The science of math is black and white since equations have one correct answer. But teacher Janee Johnson likes to engage all...
    news/educationJuly 6, 2018 - 6:00am
    July 5, 2018
    Brianna Ostoff
    New director leads Farmington Community Education
    FARMINGTON—Brianna Ostoff is the new director who will lead the umbrella of programs under Farmington Community Education. Ostoff, 34,...
    news/educationJuly 5, 2018 - 7:49am
    June 26, 2018
    Volunteers from Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf came to South Washington County School District's No Kid Hungry event on June 11 prepared with food packs. Katie Nelson / RiverTown Multimedia
    No place to call home: Finding resources can be a challenge for homeless students
    Across the state, school districts like Farmington's and Rosemount's are increasing their efforts to find and support homeless students.
    news/educationJune 26, 2018 - 5:00am
    June 7, 2018
    Rosemount's graduating class of 2018 throws their caps in the air at the conclusion of Saturday's commencement at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Joe Brown / RiverTown Multimedia
    From Rosemount to real world
    MINNEAPOLIS — Find the best version of you. Those were the key phrase faculty speaker Kurt Bills imparted on the 590 students in Rosemount...
    news/educationJune 7, 2018 - 2:04pm
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