AM 1240 WJON » minnesota department of education http://wjon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 15:48:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Cloud Schools Recognized for Positive Environments http://wjon.com/st-cloud-schools-recognized-for-positive-environments/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-schools-recognized-for-positive-environments/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:09:38 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=183134 Three St. Cloud schools are being honored by the Minnesota Department of Education for having positive environments.

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]]> http://wjon.com/minnesota-seeks-waiver-to-federal-education-law/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Minnesota AP Results Continue To Improve http://wjon.com/minnesota-ap-results-continue-to-improve-2/ http://wjon.com/minnesota-ap-results-continue-to-improve-2/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:28:21 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=7395 The share of Minnesota high school seniors who scored well enough on Advanced Placement tests to earn college credit continues to improve, and now nearly matches the national average. The Minnesota Education Department released data from the College Board on Wednesday showing 25.4 percent of Minnesota seniors took at least one AP course during the 2009-2010 school year.

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