AM 1240 WJON » sauk rapids-rice school district http://wjon.com Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:09:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New All-Day Kindergarten Funds Will Be Put to Use in Local Area [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/new-all-day-kindergarten-funds-will-be-put-to-use-in-local-area-audio/ http://wjon.com/new-all-day-kindergarten-funds-will-be-put-to-use-in-local-area-audio/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:19:40 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=191229 Area schools will soon get additional funding to help pay for all-day kindergarten programs. The state will spend an extra $485 million on schools.

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]]> http://wjon.com/new-all-day-kindergarten-funds-will-be-put-to-use-in-local-area-audio/feed/ 0 Jeff Swensen - Getty Images Area Schools Plan, Prepare for Students in Wake of School Shooting [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/area-schools-plan-prepare-for-students-in-wake-of-school-shooting-audio/ http://wjon.com/area-schools-plan-prepare-for-students-in-wake-of-school-shooting-audio/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 14:52:29 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=155892 Area superintendents want to reassure parents that their children are safe at school. This is the first day of classes since last Friday's deadly school shooting in Connecticut.

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]]> http://wjon.com/area-schools-plan-prepare-for-students-in-wake-of-school-shooting-audio/feed/ 0 Steven Wright Technology Plays Major Role in Modern Classrooms [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/technology-plays-major-role-in-modern-classrooms-audio/ http://wjon.com/technology-plays-major-role-in-modern-classrooms-audio/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2012 05:36:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=129839 Today's classrooms are a lot more high tech than the old days of blackboards and calculators. Angie Kalthoff is the Technology Integrationist for the St. Cloud Area School District. She says a modern classroom is equipped with Smartboards, which are much more interactive.

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]]> http://wjon.com/technology-plays-major-role-in-modern-classrooms-audio/feed/ 0 photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice Sauk Rapids-Rice to Cut $757,000 From Budget http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-to-cut-757000-from-budget/ http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-to-cut-757000-from-budget/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:01:37 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=85963 The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district is expected to reduce its 2012 budget by about $760,000 dollars when the school board meets tonight. Superintendent Dan Bittman says the cuts are necessary because of a failed levy referendum.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-rice-to-cut-757000-from-budget/feed/ 0 Dan Bittman 'One Book' has the Whole Town Reading in Sauk Rapids http://wjon.com/one-book-has-the-whole-town-reading-in-sauk-rapids/ http://wjon.com/one-book-has-the-whole-town-reading-in-sauk-rapids/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:29:31 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=70299 It's one giant book club. The Sauk Rapids-Rice school district is launching their "One District, On Book" program today (Friday).

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