Bemidji school district discusses potential budget cuts, including a school closure, grade level redistribution and more
The Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education met Thursday evening for a work session to consider areas for budget cuts under consideration is the closure of Central Elementary School and the redistribution of grade levels among other things. 2:40 pm, Feb. 5, 2021 ×
BEMIDJI Closing Central Elementary School, eliminating JROTC, redistributing grade levels across district facilities, pay freezes and shutting down the early childhood education building.
These were just a handful of the ideas brought to the table for examination during the Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education work session Thursday night. The board met for a special session to explore cost-saving options it did not take any action.
See Biden sign executive order lifting transgender military ban 02:26 (CNN)They dreamed of serving, and now they can after President Joe Biden lifted the Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the US military.
Paulo Batista held onto his dream, even when it seemed impossible. Ever since high school, Batista wanted to join the military and serve his country, inspired by his father s time in the Air Force. My father is a first-generation immigrant, said Batista. This was some way to pay back and show love for the country. It was embedded in me, and it became a passion.
Batista joined the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) at his Florida school, but when it came time to enlist, his father needed him. Batista s father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and he put his own life on hold to care for his family. But he made his father a promise: he too would join the military and serve his country.
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Grace Dimond, a 2020 Huntington North High School graduate, receives her diploma at North Arena on May 29, 2020. HNHS took extra precautions to ensure that graduates could safely receive their diplomas during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as spreading out the graduation into timed shifts and cleaning hand rails between graduates. TAB File Photo.
On Jan. 15, the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released the 2020 state graduation rate, which increased from 87.29 percent overall in 2019 to 87.69 percent overall in 2020, a .44 percent increase.
Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner says “this modest improvement in (the) graduation rate is encouraging, especially as Hoosier students and educators have tackled unprecedented challenges throughout this pandemic.”
North Jackson businessman, leader Leland Speed dies Leland Speed passes away after battling ALS. (Source: Mississippi College Beacon) By Anthony Warren | January 27, 2021 at 2:56 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 6:17 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A quiet, but strong leader who worked to make Jackson a better place has passed away.
On Wednesday, North Jackson businessman and celebrated community leader Leland Speed died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after a year-long battle with ALS.
“It’s hard to define everything that he was,” said son Warren Speed. “He loved the city and the state and he saw it as his responsibility to serve the city and the state.