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  • Virnig 2026-08-22 at 7.06.43 AM

    Courage Responding to Tragedy

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    Outstanding state math students offering free August online camp

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    Most MN Public Schools break state’s PSEO Law

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    New teachers’ union president’s experience good news for Minnesota students

  • Samia ++2026-04-11 at 9.36.28 AM

    Active, positive students are making a difference

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    Minnesota has missed an important college graduation goal

August 26, 2026

My Open School Journey, From Self Awareness To Personal Growth and Success In Life

Joe Nathan / St Paul Open School / ABILITY Network, ADHD, Ben Hyman, Dave Evertz, St. Paul Open School, Tim Lynch, Tommy Scher, Wendell Carroll / 1 Comment

My Open School Journey, From Self Awareness To Personal Growth and Success In Life By Ben Hyman My Open School Journey started in 1971. I remember the chaos of that new building and the “all hands-on deck” clean up as everything wasn’t quite ready for 500 students. Despite that, even as a naïve and “clueless” […]

August 22, 2026

Courage Responding to Tragedy

Joe Nathan / 2026 Columns, Featured Content / Chloe Smith, Colton Kemp, Dr. Arden Virnig, Kathy Cooper, Rebecca Gilseth, Sara Clemons, Sofia Templos / 2 Comments

The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during August 2026, including the Aitken Independent Age,  Dakota County Tribune, Mille Lacs Messenger,  Monticello Times,  Press & News, Sun Current, Sun Sailor, Sun This Week, (appears in Apple Valley)Burnsville, Eagan,& Lakeville,) and  Union Times,   Courage responding to Tragedy […]

August 9, 2026

Free, potentially life-saving resources for youngsters and families

Joe Nathan / 2026 Columns / 988, death by suicide, Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Journal of the American Medical Association, Minnesota Department of Health, Sue Abderholden / 0 Comments

  The following column originally was published by a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers in late July, 2026.  This included the Sun Current,  Sun Post,  Sun Sailor,  Faribault Daily News, Union Times, APG State News, and County News Review   Free, potentially life-saving resources for youngsters and families   A 2024 national […]

July 24, 2026

Outstanding state math students offering free August online camp

Joe Nathan / 2026 Columns, Featured Content / Angie Huang, Art of Problem Solving, DRW, East Ridge High School, Harvard, Hudson river Trading, Jane Street, Jeff Zhou, Minnesota State High School Mathematics League, Minnesota Youth Math Outreach, Sam Kretzschmar, Sneha Kundu, Spring Lake Park High School, University of Minnesota, Wayzata High School / 1 Comment

This column appeared in a number of APG of East Central Mn newspapers during July, 2026, including the Aitken Daily Independent, County News Review,  Dakota County Tribune,  Faribault Daily News,  MilleLacs Messenger, Elk River Star News,  Monticello Times,  Morrison County Record,  SunThisWeek, Union Times, APG Statewide News   Outstanding state math students offering free August […]

July 16, 2026

July 4 and the “Pursuit of Happiness”

Joe Nathan / 2026 Columns / Adam Potkay, Susan Corbett, the "Pursuit of Happiness", Thomas Jefferson, William & Mary, William Short / 0 Comments

The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during June and July, 2026, including the Aitken Independent,  MilleLacs Messenger,   Press & News, Sun Current, SunPost   Sun Sailor,  Morrison County Record, Union Times, and  APG Statewide News/   July 4 and the “Pursuit of Happiness”   Our country’s 250th […]

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18 Dual (High School/College) Credit Videos Completed

With help from the Minnesota Department of Education and Target, we have completed new videos that are in 7 languages: Hmong, Somali, Arabic, Karen, Dakota, English and Spanish.

See all the student videos on the Dual High School/College Credit page

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