Sarah Lemagie

Reporter | South Metro Schools
Phone: 612-673-7557
Sarah Lemagie covers education in the southern suburbs, including these school districts: Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, Burnsville-Eagan-Savage, Farmington, Lakeville, Inver Grove Heights, Shakopee, Prior Lake-Savage, Jordan, Belle Plaine, New Prague, Montgomery-Lonsdale and Northfield.

Recent content from Sarah Lemagie

Shakopee will move graduation

With more than 500 seniors enrolled this fall, many agreed it was time to find a location with more seating capacity.

Updated: September 27, 2011, - 02:24 PM

No Child waiver may be near, state says

Minnesota's education commissioner thinks the state is well-positioned to meet newly announced guidelines for a No Child Left Behind waiver.

Updated: September 23, 2011, - 11:32 PM

Audit flags dropout rates, scores at online schools

Virtual students drop out of school at higher rate, lag far behind in math scores.

Updated: September 19, 2011, - 09:26 PM

Bridging the language gap

The Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school district wants its new preschool language immersion class to benefit both English- and Spanish-speaking children.

Updated: September 17, 2011, - 09:40 PM

Statewide math scores disappointing

Teachers say the new state exam was much more rigorous. Reading scores were more encouraging.

Updated: September 15, 2011, - 06:47 AM

Do boys and girls learn better separately?

A small but growing number of public schools are venturing into single-sex education, despite some objections that such classes perpetuate gender stereotypes.

Updated: September 14, 2011, - 07:40 AM

Free of mold, classes resume at Jordan Elementary

The first day of school for Jordan Elementary students was delayed a week to allow a major building clean-up.

Updated: September 13, 2011, - 12:11 AM

Hancock, Minn., police chief drowns when boat sinks

The police chief of a small town in western Minnesota was found dead after he apparently drowned in a boating accident over Labor Day weekend.

Updated: September 05, 2011, - 08:12 PM

High school plans to end class ranks for grads

South St. Paul joins others that are doing away with ranks and valedictorians to reduce pressure and help kids get into college.

Updated: September 03, 2011, - 05:48 PM

South metro districts seek 'yes' on tax levies

Seven school districts are among well over 100 statewide that will ask voters for more taxing authority on Nov. 8.

Updated: August 30, 2011, - 05:59 PM

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