Education

Park Christian School Hosts Annual Science Fair

For some, the fair serves as a springboard to state or even national competition; others simply use it as an opportunity to improve their organizational or oratory skills.

MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Local high schoolers showed off their hard work today in a science fair that might just lead to them receiving national recognition. Park Christian School hosted their annual science fair for 8th and 10th graders in their main gymnasium. 87 projects were on display, and the winners were chosen by a panel of judges. The students…

Tentative agreement reached on two-year teacher contract

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A tentative agreement has been reached between Moorhead Area Public Schools and Education Moorhead on a two-year teacher contract for the 2025–27 school years. The parties came to the agreement after 9.5 hours of mediation. The district says the agreement reflects a collaborative effort to balance competitive compensation and benefits with the district’s long-term financial stability….

Go See “Go, Dog, Go!” en Espanol — Starring a Fargo Native

MINNEAPOLIS — It’s a timely, bilingual take on a beloved children’s book, and it’s taking the stage right now at the nationally-renowned Children’s Theatre Company in the Twin Cities. And it stars a Fargo native. Kimberly Richardson grew up in Fargo and got her stage training here. Now, she’s appearing in the Spanish/English adaptation of P.D. Eastman’s “Go, Dog, Go!”…

North Dakota ops into federal scholarship program for K-12 students

North Dakota is participating in a new federal tax credit program for certain donations to organizations that provide K-12 education scholarships and services. The program offers a tax credit for those who donate to Scholarship Granting Organizations or SGOs. They must be recognized as nonprofit, and not a private foundation. The program was established in the One Big Beautiful Bill…

Results of Safety and Security Audit to be presented at Moorhead School Board meeting

MOORHEAD (KVRR-KFGO) – Moorhead Area Public Schools recently completed a Safety and Security Audit. It was conducted in partnership with Zeal Education Group, a national school safety consulting firm. The audit included on-site evaluations, reviews of building access and procedures, collaboration with law enforcement and Building Emergency Response Teams (BERT) and surveys gathering feedback from staff and families. The district…

Minnesota State Moorhead offers new scholarship program for area students living outside MN

MSUM President Tim Downs speaks to a crowd to announce a new scholarship program for area students. 1/23/26.MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota State Moorhead has announced the start of a new scholarship program for students in the metro. The six thousand dollar scholarships are set aside for students in both Fargo and West Fargo Public Schools, and will be awarded over…

Former Congressman Rick Berg will serve as NDSU’s Interim President

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The State Board of Higher Education chooses Rick Berg to serve as Interim President for North Dakota State University. He will take over for President David Cook who is taking a position in Iowa. Berg served for many years in the North Dakota House of Representatives and later in the U.S. House of Representatives. Berg earned…

North Dakota House passes free lunch bill, will next be debated on by senate

BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota House passed a bill on Thursday, Jan. 22, that would provide free school lunches to all students in the state. HB 1624 would provide free school lunches to every student in the state, regardless of income status. The bill, sponsored by 12 republicans and Representative Liz Conmy as the lone Democrat, will also allocate…

Gov. Armstrong appoints Fargo consultant to State Board of Higher Education

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong announced his pick to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Higher Education. The vacancy was created after Levi Bachmeier resigned from the Board of Higher Education in November to serve as superintendent of public instruction. In a release on Thursday, Armstrong named Michelle Kommer of Fargo to the position, effective…

Horace Mann Hosts First “History Harvest” in Series of Three

The events are designed to capture as many memories and artifacts from the closing elementary schools as possible, to both be placed on a digital time capsule and potentially considered for design elements of the new building.

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – On the evening of January 15 – Horace Mann Elementary let folks in outside of school hours for a special kind of open house. Students, parents – anyone with memories of the historic building was welcome to share them at a variety of stations. “We call it a History Harvest, because literally, we need to harvest…