The report found full-time online students made less progress on standardized state math tests than students in traditional schools. It also found that one in four full-time online students dropped out of school.
The force from the semi was so strong that the foundation of the house was moved.
The crash happened in rural Goodhue County around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday.
No illnesses have been reported, according to the MPRB.
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Police said the man's blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit.
The woman was shot only about a half-hour after a 14-year-old suffered critical injuries in an apparent accidental discharge.
Families and students were largely uncooperative with the investigation.
Sharon and Herb Vassar were killed in the explosion. Herb built the home back in 1962.
An 8-year-old boy was shot in the arm with an arrow.
The mayor had been scrutinized for several things leading up to the vote Tuesday.
The 32-year-old suspect was last seen in a 2004 white Ford F-150 with Minnesota license number EUZ-057.
Private online gambling is illegal in Minnesota, but the state lottery has been experimenting with an online "subscription service" to make up for a decline in traditional ticket sales. Now some critics are wondering whether the state is overstepping its authority.
What started as an effort to replace a wooden statue of Chief Bemidji has expanded into a full-blown research project. Students at Leech Lake Tribal College and staff at the Beltrami County History Center are working to answer questions including where the chief was born.
Business groups are backing a bill that would let students skip traditional school requirements in favor of vocational training. Supporters say it would help prepare students for jobs that are in demand. School administrators say students today need more traditional math and science education, not less.
The district was due to replace its high school math textbooks this year when some teachers stepped forward with a better idea. They proposed developing their own online textbook.
The Pioneer Press says Republican House Speaker Kurt Zellers told the director of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources she was being let go so the commission could go in a different direction. DFLers are shocked and say the commission itself had no complaints and should have sole authority to make firing decisions. The commission helps direct lottery proceeds to environmental and natural resources projects.
They tell the Star Tribune the course, made available to kids as young as 11, sacrifices safety for convenience and is a poor substitute for the traditional classroom instruction.
Nearly 4,000 charter school officials are expected to gather in Minneapolis this week to discuss the progress of the national movement -- which began 20 years ago when the nation's first charter school opened in St. Paul. Enrollment at charter schools in Minnesota has surged in the last decade, but the effectiveness is still being debated. MPR reports a new University of Minnesota study found students at Twin Cities area charter schools scored lower on math and reading tests than counterparts at traditional schools.
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