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ECFE programs continue to evolve after 50 years
State’s early childhood programming created half century ago When Corey McKinnon, director of Community Education at the Forest Lake district, tells people outside of Minnesota what his profession is, the idea of community education sounds Utopian to some. “The beautiful thing for, really, the Minnesota concept … is getting your youngest learners and littlest, youngest families or new families into the school buildings early,” McKinnon said. ...
Cambridge-Isanti recognizes future soldiers at third annual military signing day
On Wednesday, May 8 a total of nine Cambridge-Isanti High School students were sworn into either the Army National Guard or United States Army during the Signing and Swearing-In Ceremony. Community Editor Nikki Hallman was there to take photos of the event.
‘Lunch bunch’ at Isanti Middle turns into National Merit Scholars at C-I
An accelerated math class at Isanti Middle School helped three then-seventh graders make an unexpected connection. “They told us they were going to put us in an advanced math course, and because of that, we were moved into the eighth-grade lunch,” Taylor Kinnunen explained. “We sat at the same lunch table for three months.” Emily Auers added, “We asked the same, awkward ‘get to know you’ questions. I was looking...
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