Duluth Public Schools Extend Winter Break For 2021-2022
School districts are facing challenges with staffing and safety, which is prompting some of them to extend their upcoming winter breaks. Duluth is one of them.
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Duluth Public Schools Announce In-Person Learning + Mask Mandate
Duluth Public Schools Superintendent John Magas has announced the policies that will be in place to start the 2021-2022 school year.
Duluth Public Schools To Require Masks In All ISD 709 Buildings
The mask policy impacts all students age 2 and older as well as ISD 709 staff and any people visiting any Duluth Public School building.
Duluth Schools Announce No Prom This Spring
The Duluth School District announced on Thursday that there will be no proms for Duluth East or Duluth Denfeld high schools this spring.
Duluth Moving Elementary To Distance Learning, Suspend Athletics
Duluth Public Schools announced that they are switching elementary classes to remote learning and suspending district athletics and activities.
Toy Boat Floats 25+ Years & Hundreds Of Miles On Lake Superior
A wooden toy boat was found on the shore of Lake Superior near the Apostle Islands. It turns out the boat was launched by a group of Lakewood School students back in the 1990's as part of a project.
Duluth Public Schools To Have Grades K-5 Hybrid, 6-12 Distance Learning
The Duluth School Board held a special meeting on Monday, August 24, where they supported adjusting how students will learn during the first quarter of the 2020 school year.
Petition Started to Remove SROs From Duluth Public Schools
Four school resource officers (SROs) are budgeted to be in Duluth Public Schools, but a new online petition would like to see Duluth schools to cut ties with the Duluth Police Department. You can read the full petition here.
Duluth East Teacher Wins 2019 Greg Irons Teacher Award
Congratulations to Laura LaFontaine she is the winner of the Duluth Public Schools Greg Irons Teacher Award.
As A Former Duluth High School Student, Here Are My Thoughts On The Removal Of “To Kill A Mockingbird” From The Curriculum
"To Kill a Mockingbird" has been removed from required reading in the Duluth school district due to both books using racial slurs. Here are my thoughts on it.
Duluth Teacher Home Visits
The city of Duluth and the American Federation of Teachers has started a Parent Teacher Home Visit Initiative to help build better relationships with teachers and students, all while getting families involved. Will this initiative make a big impact?
Cold Weather Closes Duluth and Superior Schools Tomorrow
The Superior School District and the Duluth School District have already made the announcements that all public, charter, and parochial schools will be closed tomorrow, January 22nd, 2013 due to the below zero temperatures.