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Brainerd School Board: What should a graduate look like in Brainerd?

Brainerd School Board members reviewed the district's new Portrait of a Graduate.

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Precarious position? School COVID funds to expire this fall

Brainerd Public Schools leaders are working to balance the budget as the deadline to use COVID-19 relief funds expires.

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Providing hope: National grant brings addiction prevention programs to Brainerd Lakes schools

While teens in rural communities struggle with the impact of substance use in levels similar to those in the Twin Cities, support programs in Greater Minnesota are few and far between.

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School Board reviews vending machine policy

The policy would outline guidelines for vending machine use in the schools.

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What's Doing

A listing of area meetings and events in the Brainerd lakes area.

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Student snow days are back on the calendar

Students will now have snow days again instead of e-learning days in the case of inclement weather.

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COVID funds swell school district budget

With the addition of COVID-19 relief funds, the Brainerd Public Schools preliminary budget for the 2023-24 school year shows an excess.

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