education

Area schools opened their doors last week for students eager to start a new year. A week into the school year, Wadena-Deer Creek Superintendent Lee Westrum said enrollment numbers are ready to report. K-12 enrollment for WDC is at 978 for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, an...

"I like the small class size," "I feel like my teachers really care about me" and "I have to work to make money for my family and the hours at the ALC are flexible" are all reasons students gave for attending Freshwater Area Learning Center. Students are living in an exciting era....

The Minnesota Department of Education recently released scores for the 2016 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs). The statewide proficiency data shows reading scores increased slightly when looking at all grades. Math scores declined slightly, while science scores increased....