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As the new school year launches, rural districts nationwide are dealing with the same chronic issues: teacher shortages, increasing poverty, and declining enrollments. These schools also tend to have less access to technology and fewer resources and course offerings for students. According to a new report by the National Association of the State Boards of Education, several states are succeeding at tackling some of these challenges and improving more opportunities for rural students. Here are some of the most promising efforts from the states...
When I taught at a charter school, I once gave out 37 demerits in a 50-minute period. This was the sort of achievement that earned a new teacher praise in faculty-wide emails at Achievement First Amistad High School, in New Haven, Conn. Amistad is a No Excuses school, in the mold of high-profile charter networks such as KIPP and Success Academy. The programs are founded on the notion that there can be “no excuses” for the achievement gap between poor minorities and their more affluent, white counterparts. To bridge that gap, they set high exp...
A group of recent studies on technology in education, across a wide range of real-world settings, have come up far short of a ringing endorsement. The studies include research on K-12 schools and higher ed, both blended learning and online, and show results ranging from mixed to negative. A deeper look into these reports gives a sense that, even as computers become ubiquitous in classrooms, there's a lot we still don't know — or at least that we're not doing to make them effective tools for learning. First, a quick overview of the studies a...
PEARLAND, Texas (AP) — A South Texas school board has denied a request from a woman who wants her transgender daughter to use the girl's restroom. Kim Shappley's daughter, Kai, is about to be in kindergarten. She was born as Joseph five years ago. The mother says right away she knew Kai had a different identity than "boy." The Pearland Independent School District board listened to Shappley Tuesday, but didn't alter its policy. In a statement, the district says children are to use the bathroom matching the gender of their birth certificate. I...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 2 - FINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY SPECIALISTS OSHKIIMAAJITAHDAH (NEW BEGINNINGS) Open: August 15, 2016 Closing: August 26, 2016 @ 3:00 p.m. POSITION SUMMARY: The Financial Eligibility Specialist serves as a primary contact and resource for any client who is receiving Cash and Food benefits for the Red Lake Nation TANF Office. Reports to the Lead Financial/Eligibility Specialist and the Executive Director, full time position, w/benefits, salary; DOQ. ESSENTIAL RES...
Teacher Assistant II: for BI-CAP Head Start in Bemidji. 40 hours/wk for the school year. Preschool CDA; or enrolled in a program leading to an AA or BA; or enrolled in a CDA to be completed within 2 years. $10.80-$12./hr DOQ. All applicants must meet DHS & MN Rule 3 licensing requirements. Applications are available on our website at www.bicap.org or apply at BI-CAP, 6603 Bemidji Ave. N, Bemidji, MN 56601. Open until filled. EOE. Heather Malterud Office Support Specialist Bi-County CAP, Inc....
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING** PUBLIC AREA CLEANING (2am-10am) RATE OF PAY: According to pay scale LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 Closes: August 26, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the direct supervision of the prevailing General Maintenance Supervisor is responsible to conduct HEAVY DUTY cleaning for facilities of Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for overall cleaning of Seven Clans Casino properties. • Provides a safe...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENINGS** PUBLIC AREA CLEANING (12am-8am Shift) RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: August 26, 2016 SCOPE OF POSITION Under the general supervision of the Public Area Supervisor is responsible for assigned duties of Seven Clans Casino/TRF. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES • Assists with overall cleaning of building providing a safe and sanitary environment for guests and associates. Serves as...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENINGS** F&B RESTAURANT CASHIER/HOSTESS (Swing Shift) RATE OF PAY: According to pay scale LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: August 26, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the direct supervision of the prevailing Restaurant Supervisor, is responsible to ensure exemplary customer service is provided to guests of Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides friendly, quality customer service in a timely fashion to...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** F&B RESTAURANT BUS PERSON RATE OF PAY: According to pay scale LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: August 26, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the direct supervision of the prevailing Restaurant Supervisor, is responsible to ensure exemplary customer service is provided to guests of Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides friendly, quality customer service in a timely fashion to all guests. Remov...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING** F&B RESTAURANT SERVER (Swing Shift) RATE OF PAY: According to pay scale LOCATION: Seven Clans Casino - Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: August 26, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the direct supervision of the prevailing Restaurant Supervisor is responsible to ensure exemplary customer service is provided to guests of Seven Clans Casinos. Other duties as assigned. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provides friendly, quality customer service in a t...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** SECURITY GUARD (12am - 4pmShift) RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos – Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: August 26, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the Security Manager/Supervisor is responsible for assigned shift to protect the assets for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Assists with conducting investigations involving employees and customers. • Responsible to overs...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING** MALT SHOP MANAGER RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: September 09, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the Restaurant Manager is responsible to oversee Malt Shop/Snack Bar kitchen operations for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible to ensure smooth operations exists in assigned area, including: staffing, inventory, pro...
** EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** SURVEILLANCE MANAGER RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: September 09, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the General Manager is responsible to oversee the protections of assets for Seven Clans Casinos. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for overseeing the Surveillance department including employees, equipment and recording and reporting act...
**EXTERNAL POSITION OPENING ** GIFT SHOP MANAGER RATE OF PAY: Depending upon experience LOCATION: Seven Clans Casinos –Thief River Falls, MN OPENS: August 12, 2016 CLOSES: September 09, 2016 POSITION OBJECTIVES: Under the general supervision of the General Manager – Resorts is responsible to oversee the Gift Shop operations for Seven Clans Casinos Warroad. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for overall business operations, including: staffing, pricing, ordering, inventory and profi...
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is taking even sharper aim at one of its biggest foes — the news media. In recent days, Trump and his campaign have slammed the media harder than ever. The candidate labeled reporters the “lowest form of humanity” in Pennsylvania on Friday and claimed that the media is piling on him and doing the bidding of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Trump tweeted Sunday: http://www.startribune.com/donald-trump-slams-media-harder-than-ever/390139361/...
It’s been 25 years, and Chad Donovan still wonders which toxic hazard in the Gulf War might have caused the fatigue, stomach problems and rashes he has suffered ever since. Maybe it was the nerve gas pills, which his unit took in Saudi Arabia while standing in formation so nobody refused. Maybe one of the “false alarms” after a missile attack really did signal the presence of chemical weapons. http://www.startribune.com/still-sick-25-years-after-the-gulf-war-a-vet-seeks-answers-and-the-minneapolis-va-may-have-them/390138371/...
A woman in her 70s shot and killed a woman in her Northfield home Sunday morning. Police arrested the woman but later released her, according to Northfield police. The gunfire occurred about 7:50 a.m. at a home in the 1200 block of Jefferson Road, police said. “Initial information was that the shooting was related to an intruder in the home ... but that turned out not to be true,” Police Chief Monte Nelson said less than three hours after the shooting. “There is no danger to the public.” http://www.startribune.com/elderly-wo...
A well-traveled escape route for Vikings fans on game day is closing for three months starting Monday, not long before the team’s new stadium starts hosting tens of thousands of fans for major concerts and NFL football. Six blocks of westbound Washington Avenue, just to the northwest of U.S. Bank Stadium, are being shut down for construction work and will stay that way until Nov. 15. Eastbound lanes remain open. The closure, from Portland Avenue westward to Hennepin Avenue, comes just a few days before concerts on Friday by country star Luke B...
WASHINGTON — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures. Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn't as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn't as zealous on the issue as his Democratic opponent for president in 2000, Al Gore, but he, too, talked of regulating carbon dioxide. Then the Earth got even hotter , repeatedly breaking temperature records. But instead of drawing closer together, politicians polarized. h...
BATON ROUGE, La. – Robert and Gwen Arceneaux endured a sleepless night Sunday after noticing floodwater creeping into their home — in a neighborhood that had never seen water before. They gathered up their dogs and a few bags of belongings and fled out the back door, eventually wading through waist-deep water to a passing National Guard truck. Now safe at a movie studio-lot-turned-shelter their worries weren't over, as they tried to get medication for Robert, who suffers from lung cancer. "We need to get somewhere safer," Gwen said, as her dog...
The leadership dispute at the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York has had many noteworthy twists over the past several years, and last week certainly qualified as another. A couple of Cayuga Nation members could be seen sitting under a tent near the entrance to the Finger Lakes Drive-In with signs promoting the sale of cigarettes. They stored the tobacco products on some land behind the drive-in, accessible by a newly created access road to the west of the drive-in ticket booth. And the men behind the operation executed a real estate transaction...
PHOENIX (AP) — A state appeals court has ruled a move by lawyers for Arizona's Gila River Indian Community to shift custody proceedings to its own court came too late as the tribe tried to intervene in the adoption of a Native American girl to a non-Native American couple. The tribe had aimed to transfer the case to its jurisdiction under the Indian Child Welfare Act — a federal law that prioritizes placing Native American children removed from the custody of their parents with relatives or another Native American family. It was passed in 197...
NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. — Chekota American Horse and his 8-month-old son traveled a few miles from their home on the nearby Sioux reservation to join the growing protest against a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that’s going into the ground fast. Mekasi Horinek, a Ponca, traveled from Oklahoma. Carlos Castaneda, who is Sioux and Ute, came from Denver. “I came here because this is about our water and about his future,” American Horse said of his son, Caden, who on Friday gazed wide-eyed at riders on war-painted horses. Nearby,...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new effort to reduce violence and panhandling in Whiteclay is slowly taking shape, but some people say they won't be satisfied until the tiny Nebraska village stops selling beer near an Indian reservation plagued by alcoholism. Activists who want to close the town's four beer stores said they're grateful that lawmakers and Gov. Pete Ricketts are trying to address the problems. However, they argue that some of the new proposals would force taxpayers to pay for a situation caused by the stores. "Any solution that does n...
