Category Archives: Education
Student Test Scores Down In Pandemic's Aftermath
(KNSI) - Eighth grade students are performing at a 30-year low in the aftermath of the pandemic, according to new data released Monday. The Minnesota Department of Education says the average math scor...
Oct 25, 2022
Opioids in Minnesota: How You Can Help
This month during National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, Essentia Health with Leighton Broadcasting and LAKES TV3 are bringing you a series to learn more about the opioid crises in our communities...
Oct 24, 2022
Lettuce Shortage Affecting School Lunches throughout Lakes Area
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - A lettuce shortage is affecting school lunches throughout Lakes Area schools. Detroit Lakes Public Schools Superintendent Mark Jenson says his food service director informed him...
Oct 24, 2022
Area Freshman Get A Taste Of Lakes Area Careers At Freshman Career Expo
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Freshman from five area high schools were at the Lakeshirts Fieldhouse in Detroit Lakes for the fifth-annual Freshman Career Expo on Wednesday, October 12th. Over 75 Lakes A...
Oct 13, 2022
Perham Public Schools Mourns Loss of Twenty Year Paraprofessional, Connie Foltz
PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham Public Schools is mourning the loss of their "most loyal Yellowjackets". Connie Foltz, passed away this week from ALS. She served as a Paraprofessional in the school district fo...
Oct 05, 2022 via Perham Public Schools
Detroit Lakes High School Homecoming Royalty Announced
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School is celebrating Homecoming week this week. Monday, the school introduced their Homecoming Royalty. Amaya LeCleir and Ethan Carrier were named the Senior...
Oct 04, 2022 Detroit Lakes High School 2022 Homecoming Senior Queen Amaya LeCleir & King Ethan Carrier
Heart of the Lakes Elementary School Creates 'Care Closet' for Students in Need
PERHAM (KDLM) - It can be a daunting task for anyone to ask for help when it comes to receiving personal hygiene supplies. Several people at the Heart of the Lakes Elementary School (HOTL) are trying ...
Sep 30, 2022 Care Closet at Heart of the Lakes elementary school
Perham High School Student named Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program
PERHAM (KDLM) - Perham High School senior Jackson Brown has received one of the nation's highest honors as a Commended Student in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. Brown, the son of Chris a...
Sep 27, 2022 PHS principal Ehren Zimmerman, right, presents Jackson Brown with his Commended Student honor from the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program.
$1,000 Scholarships Offered by Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council
BAXTER (KDLM) - Applications are being accepted for the Minnesota Credit Union Foundation Scholarship Council (FSC) scholarship program. Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union is encouraging those that qu...
Sep 23, 2022
Brainerd School Named National Blue Ribbon School
WASHINGTON D.C. (KDLM) - Lowell Elementary School in Brainerd has been named a national Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. The recognition is based on a school's ove...
Sep 16, 2022