The Northwest Technical College Foundation awarded $37,500 in scholarships to students at a virtual ceremony earlier this month. According to a release, these scholarships help students with education expenses as they fulfill their educational goals. Around 30 students were awarded scholarships and most received $1,000 scholarships. Almost half of the scholarships went to students who…
The Bemidji School District has, so far, seen a decrease in enrollment this year. Enrollment is a driving force in any district’s funding formula, and while Superintendent Tim Lutz says it’s not a Bemidji-only problem, some students are falling through the cracks. The district had around 5,100 students enrolled in the Spring of 2020, but…
Bemidji State University has received its highest ranking in the annual U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges since 2010, and is tied for 22nd amongst the region’s top public universities. Now in its 36th year, the U.S. News & World Report evaluates schools on hundreds of data points using up to 17 measures of…
Bemidji State University is offering a new scholarship to American Indian students who pursue careers in education. According to a release, BSU is partnering with the Red Lake Nation and administer $92,000 in Minnesota Indian Teaching Training Program grants. American Indian Resource Center director Chrissy Koch revealed this year’s program slogan, “Decolonizing Education,” at a…
The Minnesota Department of Health reported 389 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 15 new COVID-related deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 82,249 cases and 1,884 deaths. Of those deaths, 1,375 were residents of long-term care or assisted living facilities. Of those cases, 8,948 were health care workers. Completed test numbers have been down the…
Northwest Technical College is adding a new academic program in Gerontology and Aging Care, set to begin in the spring semester of 2021. The curriculum, focused on the scientific study of aging, will respond to the demand for well-trained eldercare specialists in the wake of unprecedented growth in life expectancy and aging populations. “During this…
Marketplace Foods recently raised over $4,000 for the United Way of Bemidji Area’s Backpack Buddies program. Backpack Buddies ensures Bemidji Area school children have access to nutritious, non-perishable food over the weekends and school vacations. Last year, the program served over 450 children, and since the COVID-19 crisis, the program has served over 1,200 children…
The Bagley School Board voted Aug. 22 on a learning model to begin the school year, but that plan changed today, which Bagley Superintendent Erich Heise accredits to a lack of paraprofessional staff. “When the School Board voted to open the year with in-person learning on August 22, we had five vacant para-educator positions,” wrote…
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners heard a COVID-19 update from Beltrami Public Health and Sanford Health during their meeting Tuesday. According to Sanford’s Dr. David Wilcox, Sanford now does not predict a peak of COVID-19 cases, but a rise and fall in numbers over time, with cases steady for the next four to six…
According to Minnesota’s Safe Learning Plan documents, Hubbard County’s new case rate per 10,000 people was 2.88 for the two-week period ending Aug. 15, down from 5.27 for the two-week period ending Aug. 8. Even with a new case rate of under 10, which allows all students to return to in-person learning, additional safety precautions…
