education

Two Owatonna schools will change names this fall. The names of Washington Elementary and McKinley Elementary are going to different buildings.

Applications are being accepted for the Hugo Matejcek VFW Auxiliary 3723 Scholarship. Applicants must be a current graduating senior of Owatonna or Medford schools, participated in the VFW Voice of Democracy or Young American Creative Patriotic Art programs during high school and maintained at least a "C" grade average through graduation...

We're about two weeks away from the application due date for a couple of scholarship opportunities. The deadline for the Owatonna Foundation scholarships is April 10. These are available to seniors attending Owatonna High School, Owatonna Alternative School, Eagle Academy, Owatonna Christian, Choice Technical or Pillsbury College Prep...

The Blooming Prairie Education Foundation will host their fundraising auctions this Saturday, March 25, at the Pizza Cellar/Cue Company. The silent auction, which begins at 3PM, will feature a number of items created by Blooming Prairie students...

The Dakota Rice Corn and Soybean growers a couple of years ago teamed up with Agriculture Future of America to sponsor two scholarships for high school seniors in Dakota and Rice County that plan on going to college majoring in any field of agriculture...

Grand opening festivities for the new Minnesota State Capitol are planned for the weekend of August 11-13 this summer. Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and the State Capitol Grand Opening Planning Committee have announced an essay contest for Minnesota students...

Minnesotans have a love-hate relationship with snow days. Kids love 'em, parents hate 'em. But Minnesotans of all ages have fond memories of listening by the radio, or checking a website, to see whether school was canceled because of a winter storm...

Candidates for Minnesota Teacher of the Year were pared down from 132 to 37 semifinalists this morning. Education Minnesota made the announcement for the 53rd annual award. Among those making the cut was Owatonna Junior High social studies teacher Scott Noet...

How good is the public grade school or high school you're sending your children to? I found a website called Niche that considers several parameters about each school and tabulates the results to see how they rate. According to their website, "The 2017 Best Public High Schools ranking is based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from the U...

You can save money on some great items and help raise some money for South Central College's Faribault and North Mankato locations by getting online and bidding on some great items. There are many certificates for places to eat out, hotel stays, certificates for florists (Valentine's Day is coming up), car service and more...