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Blue Earth Area Middle School science teacher goes above and beyond Brian Kokos is this month’s Golden Apple winner Blue Earth Area Middle School science teacher goes above and beyond By Jared Dean | April 14, 2021 at 5:39 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 8:32 PM BLUE EARTH, Minn. (KEYC) — Teaching middle school science through the pandemic has proven to be a lot, but Brian Kokos has taken extra steps to go above and beyond. “A teacher who is always available giving his time for kids whether that is before school, after school, during his lunch and prep time,” Blue Earth Area Middle ...

SMSU receives $1.8 million donation from former student FILE — Southwest Minnesota State University announced Tuesday it has received a commitment of nearly $2 million from a former student. (Source: Randy W. Erb via Southwest Minnesota State University) By Jake Rinehart | February 23, 2021 at 4:49 PM CST - Updated February 23 at 4:57 PM MARSHALL, Minn. (KEYC) — Southwest Minnesota State University announced Tuesday it has received a commitment of nearly $2 million from a former student. The $1.8 million donation for the Student Success and Advising Center and scholarships was made...

High school seniors react to returning to classrooms High school seniors react to returning to classrooms By Bernadette Heier | February 19, 2021 at 7:03 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 7:03 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — Last year, when schools first closed due to the pandemic, many thought it’d be for a short period of time. “It was really weird, it didn’t feel real. It kind of just felt like a break, like oh this is a two-week thing we will be back,” Mankato West High School senior Mattea Burmeister said. While the switch to online and hybrid learning posed its challenges, stude...

Mankato Area Public Schools students in grades 6-12 will not return to a hybrid model of learning on Feb. 4, as previously planned.

It’s a long list of changes and enhancements to funding, curriculum and academic offerings for Minnesota students in grades K-12.