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    May 21, 2019
    Three Jamestown High School sophomores were recognized Monday for the school’s top scores in the North Dakota State Assessment, an online test taken by sophomores during April and May. The school overall scored higher than the state average. From left, Cooper Kosel, mathematics; Matthew Staiert, English language arts and literacy; and Majestic Bjerke, who had a perfect score in the essay portion. Tom LaVenture / The Sun
    JHS sophomores above average in math and English
    Jamestown High School scored above the state average on the North Dakota State Assessment, an online test taken by sophomores during April and...
    news/education23 hours 33 min ago
    Student recognition for speech and music were given at Monday’s Jamestown Public School Board meeting. Tom LaVenture / The Sunplay button
    Grant to help pedestrian safety at schools
    The North Dakota Department of Transportation approved a project to help create pedestrian safety zones around Jamestown schools and could start...
    news/education23 hours 38 min ago
    Edgeley school awarded grant
    Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has awarded grants totaling $50,000 for five projects to research extending the growing season for fruit and vegetable production through the use of high tunnels. “This project will help foster a better understanding of season extension for...
    news/education23 hours 42 min ago
    40 people donate at UJ blood drive
    University of Jamestown hosted a blood drive with Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, on April 30 at Reiland Fine Arts Center which collected 50 units of blood products for patients in need.
    news/education23 hours 43 min ago
    May 20, 2019
    UND President Mark Kennedy.
    Mark Kennedy's vacation time saves state $1,400 per day
    GRAND FORKS -- University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy has at least eight and a half days of paid time off scheduled in May and early...
    news/educationMay 20, 2019 - 6:15pm
    Wolford Public School closed Friday, May 17, 2019. School officials cited a shortage of teachers and budget constraints as the decision to close the school, which had about 40 students and is located about 30 minutes from Rugby, N.D. Submitted photo
    'Gut-wrenching,' 'heartbreaking': Wolford Public School closes in northeastern ND
    WOLFORD, N.D. — For the last time on Saturday, May 18, three seniors crossed the stage in the Wolford Public School gymnasium and accepted...
    news/educationMay 20, 2019 - 6:14pm
    During lunch period earlier this month at Red Trail Elementary School, kindergarten students, from left, Nixon Neuberger, Beauen Kincaid, Mallory York and Jersery Mathern gather their eating utensils and napkins before sitting down to eat in the school's cafeteria. Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune
    North Dakota lawmakers look to address disparities in K-12 funding
    BISMARCK - North Dakota lawmakers this year made changes to how school districts are funded that could have positive and negative impacts on...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 20, 2019 - 8:00am
    May 19, 2019
    North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott is seen in Grand Forks in 2017. Jesse Trelstad / Forum News Service
    State board member, chancellor split on how to move forward with UND president’s search
    While the head of the North Dakota University System and the leader of the State Board of Higher Education map out the search process to replace...
    news/educationMay 19, 2019 - 6:00am
    UND President Mark Kennedy in his Twamley Hall office. File photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Who’s in and who’s out for a run at UND president?
    As Mark Kennedy’s final days as UND president inch closer, rumors about who will fill the role of interim president have begun to circulate....
    news/educationMay 19, 2019 - 6:00am
    May 17, 2019
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    Gussner students celebrate animals
    Gussner Elementary School third-grade students of Tricia Gaffaney and Jenny Peet line up for applause Thursday, after giving parents and fellow...
    news/educationMay 17, 2019 - 8:04am
    Gordon Iseminger will be retiring after 57 years at UND. (Photo provided by UND)
    Gordon Iseminger, longest serving state employee, to retire from UND after 57 years
    GRAND FORKS — Gordon Iseminger never imagined he’d be a professor. Raised on a farm in rural South Dakota, Iseminger expected he’d take...
    news/educationMay 17, 2019 - 6:10am
    May 16, 2019
    Sarah Gackle, of Kulm, left, and Kris Piehl, of Marion, are among the 23 member Family Engagement Cabinet that was formed by State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. Submitted photos
    Area parents named to Family Engagement Cabinet
    Two area residents were named to the 23 member Family Engagement Cabinet of the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The cabinet of...
    news/educationMay 16, 2019 - 9:04am
    Joe Jangula, a retired farmer from Marian, N.D., goes through his math tricks presentation at Jamestown High School on May 8. Tom LaVenture / The Sunplay button
    Math tricks with Joe Jangula
    Jamestown High School students said they were a little stunned at a mathematical tricks presentation but just as much by the presenter who concluded...
    news/educationMay 16, 2019 - 8:19am
    Officer Andrew Staska, the school resource officer from the Jamestown Police Department, enjoys donuts and conversation with students of Roosevelt Elementary School on Wednesday, in what Principal Pat Smith said was away to honor Staska’s work in the school district on the occasion of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Tom LaVenture / The Sunplay button
    Donuts with Staska
    Officer Andrew Staska, the school resource officer from the Jamestown Police Department, enjoys donuts and conversation with students of Roosevelt...
    news/educationMay 16, 2019 - 8:06am
    This architects rendering shows the planned UJ Place on the University of Jamestown Campus. Plans call for construction to start this summer and completion of the project by the start of school in the fall of 2020. Courtesy / University of Jamestown
    UJ Place: Housing and commercial center planned for campus
    Officials are hoping a planned $12 million multipurpose project on the campus of the University of Jamestown can move off the drawing board and...
    news/educationMay 16, 2019 - 7:08am
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