AM 1240 WJON » Education Minnesota http://wjon.com Sat, 25 May 2013 02:34:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Paul Science Teacher Named Teach of the Year http://wjon.com/st-paul-science-teacher-named-teach-of-the-year/ http://wjon.com/st-paul-science-teacher-named-teach-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 21:19:23 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=187003 A St. Paul science teacher has been named Minnesota's Teacher of the Year for 2013. Megan Olivia Hall teaches grades 7-12 at the Open World Learning Community in St. Paul. She was presented with the award Sunday.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-paul-science-teacher-named-teach-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Minnesota Teachers Union Head Urges Settled Contracts http://wjon.com/minnesota-teachers-union-head-urges-settled-contracts/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-teachers-union-head-urges-settled-contracts/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:42:08 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=68061 The head of the Minnesota teachers union is calling for a swift settlement of teacher contracts across the state.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-teachers-union-head-urges-settled-contracts/feed/ 0 iStockphoto 47 Percent of Minnesota Schools Fail Under NCLB http://wjon.com/47-percent-of-minnesota-schools-fail-under-nclb/ http://wjon.com/47-percent-of-minnesota-schools-fail-under-nclb/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:26:06 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=38294 Nearly half of Minnesota schools didn't make the grade under the federal No Child Left Behind law in 2011. The Minnesota Department of Education on Friday released its lists of schools that failed to make what the law calls "Adequate Yearly Progress" toward having all students proficient in reading and math by 2014.

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]]> http://wjon.com/47-percent-of-minnesota-schools-fail-under-nclb/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Winona Educator Named Teacher Of The Year http://wjon.com/winona-educator-named-teacher-of-the-year/ http://wjon.com/winona-educator-named-teacher-of-the-year/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 21:00:23 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=14000 An educator from Winona has been named the 2011 Teacher of the Year. She's Katy Smith, an Early Childhood Family Education teacher at Goodview School in the Winona district.

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]]> http://wjon.com/winona-educator-named-teacher-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Minnesota's 'Teacher Of The Year' To Be Named Sunday, Cold Spring Woman A Finalist http://wjon.com/minnesotas-teacher-of-the-year-to-be-named-sunday-cold-spring-woman-a-finalist/ http://wjon.com/minnesotas-teacher-of-the-year-to-be-named-sunday-cold-spring-woman-a-finalist/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:32:18 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=13790 The next Minnesota Teacher of the year, will be announced on Sunday. Cold Spring Elementary kindergarten teacher Joyce Baumann is one of the 10 finalists for this year's award.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesotas-teacher-of-the-year-to-be-named-sunday-cold-spring-woman-a-finalist/feed/ 0 Joyce Baumann Cold Spring Elementary Teacher Finalist For 'Teacher Of The Year' [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/cold-spring-elementary-teacher-finalist-for-teacher-of-the-year-audio/ http://wjon.com/cold-spring-elementary-teacher-finalist-for-teacher-of-the-year-audio/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:44:40 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=11221 A teacher from Cold Spring Elementary is a finalist for this year's Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Joyce Baumann is one of 10 finalists for the award presented by Education Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/cold-spring-elementary-teacher-finalist-for-teacher-of-the-year-audio/feed/ 0 Joyce Baumann Minn. Teachers Union Launches Media Campaign http://wjon.com/minn-teachers-union-launches-media-campaign/ http://wjon.com/minn-teachers-union-launches-media-campaign/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:33:26 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=8592 The state teachers union, Education Minnesota, is launching a new media campaign to support the state's children and their schools. It's called "I Raise My Hand" and will appear on television, online, direct marketing and in print advertising.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minn-teachers-union-launches-media-campaign/feed/ 0 Rocori Teacher Semi-Finalist For Minnesota's Teacher Of The Year http://wjon.com/rocori-teacher-semi-finalist-for-minnesotas-teacher-of-the-year/ http://wjon.com/rocori-teacher-semi-finalist-for-minnesotas-teacher-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:06:05 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=8325 A kindergarten teacher from Rocori is a semi-finalist for Minnesota's Teacher of the Year award. Joyce Baumann is one of 30 semi-finalists for the 47th annual award presented by Education Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/rocori-teacher-semi-finalist-for-minnesotas-teacher-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Teachers Union Unveils Education Reforms http://wjon.com/teachers-union-unveils-education-reforms/ http://wjon.com/teachers-union-unveils-education-reforms/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:42:21 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4594 Minnesota's influential state teachers union says it wants to shrink the state's achievement gap by shrinking class sizes and focusing on early childhood education for future students. The union is also calling for annual performance reviews for teachers. And they're endorsing it's version of alternative pathways to teaching.

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]]> http://wjon.com/teachers-union-unveils-education-reforms/feed/ 0 Education Minnesota Recommends Education Reforms http://wjon.com/education-minnesota-recommends-education-reforms/ http://wjon.com/education-minnesota-recommends-education-reforms/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:51:42 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=4534 The influential state teachers union will release its recommendations for several education reforms, including for shrinking the achievement gap between affluent white students and less fortunate minority students.

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