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It will be up to voters to vet a crowd of candidates in the upcoming election on Nov. 6.
From Facebook to apps, Apple Valley-Rosemount Patch is here to help you stay in touch with your hometown when you go back to school.
The number of homeless students attending school in Dakota County has ballooned in the last several years, according to school district data.
The district's student population centers are beginning to shift south and east, leading to shrinking elementary enrollments in portions of the district.
With little more than a month before school starts, Principal Jeremy Willey has left M.W. Savage for another post in the Osseo Area School District.
Six local notables will be added to Burnsville High's Hall of Fame during an induction ceremony in August.
The Eagan Community Theatre production will include magic, music and a princess parade.
Potential candidates will have just 15 days to put their bid in for the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board.
Winners were nominated by coworkers and selected based upon outstanding job performance and attitude as well as the ways their actions have benefited students, colleagues and the school district.
Superintendent Randy Clegg made the decision to hire a one-year interim principal at Vista View because ongoing budget discussions have included the possibility of closing a school.
The first day for most students will be Tuesday, Sept. 4.
An undercurrent of loss ran through graduation on Thursday as students remembered the departed among their ranks.
Friday, 699 members of the Burnsville High senior class walked the last 100 yards of their high school career.
Burnsville High students can now letter in two new sports not offered by the athletic department.
Outgoing ninth-graders at Eagle Ridge Junior High raced homemade boats and barks to the finish line on Thursday.
Elliott Polsky ’13 was one of many students recognized for achievement as part of the school's ROTC program.
Newsweek rated has rated Lakeville North, attended by numerous Burnsville students, among the best high schools in Minnesota.
Approximately 830 students in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District will receive diplomas beginning on June 5. Three ceremonies are planned.
The Board of Education approves additional spending in Fiscal Year 2013.
The Metcalf Junior High School social studies teacher was honored at a district reception earlier this week.
Patch is the perfect place to announce your child's—or your own—graduation.
Mandates in the federal Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act will require schools to provide more specific categories of food and work toward price equity for all students' meals, resulting in a need for increased lunch prices.
Edina's Jackie Roehl beat out nine other contestants, including Burnsville-Eagan-Savage teacher Joe Meyer.
Today, Nicollet Junior High will host "The Jennie," a 5K in honor of late teacher Jennie Sandquist.
In the face of strong opposition from parents, the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School Board has set aside a cost-cutting plan that would have shaved 17 days off the 2012-2013 school year. There is some discussion of eliminating late-start days, however.
Neighboring District 917 has expressed interest in the Cedar School building, which has been half-empty since the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District ended the Vale Education program last year.
At the last public meeting, parents largely disapproved of a proposed plan to sheer 17 days from the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district's calendar in an effort to cut costs. Some said they were even considering a move if the measure went through.
The School District 196 board will be asked on Monday to consider a lunch price increase for the second year in a row, because of federal mandates and increasing food costs.
At the district's prompting, the state Department of Administration's Information Policy Analysis Division issued an opinion on whether it was proper to redact portions of the document. The verdict: No.
Burnsville High opened its last play of the season, "Willy Wonka," on Thursday, dazzling the crowd with aerial feats, song and dance.
The Hornets attempted a comeback late in the game, but ultimately fell 9-4 to the Blaze.
Burnsville High will open its last play of the season, "Willy Wonka," on Thursday. Here's a sneak peek.
The students signed on with NCAA Division I and II schools.
Strapped for cash, Superintendent Randy Clegg said "everything is on the table," but parents will have their say at one last listening session tonight.
In recent years, the district has added more fresh, local fruits and vegetables to its school meals. The district also hosts a monthly local lunch day.
The line between school and home is blurred by social media, which often leaves school officials in a lurch.
Joe Meyer, a language arts teacher at ISD 191, has made the third round of Minnesota's Teacher of the Year. His career has taken him from Africa to Eagle Ridge Junior High.
The district pays roughly $381,000 annually to lease the 28,000-square-foot Area Learning Center in Apple Valley. Purchasing the building could be cheaper, officials say.
Students from Burnsville High tested their mettle at the FIRST Robotics tournaments this weekend. The challenge: To create a robot capable of picking up and shooting a basketball.