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One-party twin towns? Conlon quitting leaves all but 2 seats in Cities to DFL

By Chris Steller | 05.22.09 | 12:49 pm

When Republican Tom Conlon leaves the St. Paul School Board this summer, he’ll also be leaving Minneapolis and St. Paul with only two elected city officials not from the DFL Party.

Goodbye Meria: St. Paul Superintendent off to Austin

By Paul Demko | 02.26.09 | 11:27 am

meriaSt. Paul Public Schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen is leaving to become head of the Austin, Texas, school system. At a public meeting this morning, the Austin district’s Board of Trustees unanimously…

Stimulus cash: education dollars headed to Minnesota districts

By Paul Demko | 02.23.09 | 11:36 am

bryn-mawrMinneapolis Public Schools will receive an infusion of $34 million from the recently passed economic stimulus package, according to a breakdown released by the House Committee on Education and Labor. …

Minnesota schools finding uses for stimulus funds, even as enrollment falls

By Paul Demko | 02.10.09 | 9:12 am

While most school districts in Minnesota are steadily losing enrollment and shuttering schools, federal stimulus money is still being allocated for construction. Districts point out that they have millions of dollars of projects in the works that they’d be more than happy to receive pay for with federal funds.