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Duluth School Board authorizes lease agreement with A&L Properties

By Kathleen Kaufman The Duluth School Board voted tonight to authorize district administration to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with A&L Properties for space to be used by ISD 709’s Area Learning Center. Upon execution of the lease, the ALC program will be located in the Duluth Technology Center, located at 11 E. Superior...

Duluth School Board authorizes lease agreement with A & L Properties

By Kathleen Kaufman The Duluth School Board voted tonight to authorize district administration to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with A&L Properties for space to be used by ISD#709’s Area Learning Center (ALC). Upon execution of the lease, the ALC program will be located in the Duluth Technology Center, 11 E. Superior Street, in...

College of St. Scholastica to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students

College of St. Scholastica to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students

The College of St. Scholastica has added the COVID-19 vaccination to the list of required immunizations for all students participating in in-person curricular and co-curricular activities at its Duluth, Health Science Center and St. Cloud campuses. Earlier this month, President Barbara McDonald shared the College’s intentions to pursue a vaccine requirement once FDA approval was...

Duluth Public Schools take steps to support student learning recovery

By Kathleen Kaufman Recent assessment results for Duluth are similar to those statewide, showing declines in the number of students meeting or exceeding grade level standards compared to 2019, the last time students took statewide assessments. Duluth school officials say they’re prepared to support student learning recovery heading into another school year with investments in...

Schuler joins Bulldogs women’s hockey coaching staff

The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey program will welcome back a familiar face to AMSOIL Arena next season with the addition of former Canadian Olympic head coach Laura Schuler as an assistant coach in 2021-22. Schuler, an advisor to the Quinnipiac University women’s hockey coaching staff during the 2020-21 season, will bring with her...

Masks required in all Duluth Public Schools buildings beginning Monday

Masks required in all Duluth Public Schools buildings beginning Monday

By Kathleen Kaufman Duluth Public Schools officials announced today that the district will require indoor mask wearing in all ISD 709 buildings beginning Monday, August 9. Masks will be required for students age 2-and-older, ISD 709 employees and the public unless medically exempted, regardless of vaccination status. This requirement runs until further notice and a...