public schools

Snow covered roads are being reported throughout the area - be careful!

Teachers in the Rochester School District are one step away from a new employment contract.

The latest National Report Card is out and it shows Minnesota students continue to outperform their counterparts in almost all other states, but their scores in reading and math were statistically unchanged from the last round of testing 2 years ago and the so-called achievement gap in Minnesota remains one of the worst in the country.

The latest Rochester School District Enrollment Projection shows the city's public high schools could become rather crowded in a few years.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — School districts across Minnesota are struggling to hire and retain teachers.

There was a high number of students in the Rochester Public School system that qualified for the highly gifted program for the coming year. A proposal to expand the program by offering more sections was brought to the School Board recently and School Superintendent Michael Munoz talked about the proposed expansion on Rochester's Good Morning with Rich Peterson and Kim David last week on KROC AM...

Rochester Public School Superintendent Michael Munoz will be on 'Rochester's Good Morning' after the 8:30 a.m. news.

A bonus visit with the radio voice of the Minnesota Twins, Cory Provus, on Rochester's Good Morning with Rich Peterson at 8:15.  We'll talk about the new hire and what may happen this off season.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Public schools must permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity, according to an Obama administration directive.