Teachers

DULUTH, Minn. — Nearly 50 staff and 12 faculty members took part in voluntary layoff programs at the University of Minnesota Duluth as part of its budget reduction plan. Chancellor Lendley Black announced to faculty and staff in a letter Thursday that UMD hopes to reduce its budget...

Find some Dickinson State University alumni and strike up conversation. Odds are you’re speaking with teachers, nurses or an 8-to-5 businessperson whose work domain is an office. The university offers a variety of majors — including some outstanding pre-professional programs...

For years I have worked in early childhood education. For years my colleagues and I have received a well-below (national) average salary. We were told that North Dakota didn't have the money and that our cost of living was lower here, so we didn't need to be better compensated. Now...

Dickinson teachers are one step closer -- or further away -- to having two-year contracts in their hands. After the collaborative bargaining process between the Dickinson Education Association and the Dickinson Public School Board came to an impasse in May, the issue went to the...

Teachers: please apply. Dickinson may be known for its plentiful number of jobs during this latest oil boom, but Dickinson Public Schools will soon be adding to that number at the end of the school year. Between opening a new school and teachers leaving or retiring, the school system...

WILLISTON (AP) -- School officials in Williston have decided temporary trailers that were used for flood victims won't work for teachers. Assistant superintendent Pam Lambert says the school district purchased five of the units from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The district...