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- Maple Grove Middle
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This fall, Minnesota voters will consider a constitutional amendment regarding school funding via the Minnesota Permanent School Fund (PSF).
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Maple Grove Middle School’s Michael Herdan named semifinalist for 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
Michael Herdan, an eighth grade social studies teacher at Maple Grove Middle School (MGMS), was recently named one of 30 semifinalists for Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2026, a list narrowed from an original 128 candidates for this year’s award.
- Maple Grove Middle
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Education Minnesota has released 128 candidate names for the 2026 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award, and this year two teachers from Osseo Area Schools are among the list of candidates:
- Maple Grove Middle
- Maple Grove Senior
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Check out the March Mustangs Newsletter
- Maple Grove Middle
Check out the March Mustangs Newsletter
- Maple Grove Middle
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Osseo Area Schools celebrated Veterans Day across the district on Nov. 11. Here’s a sampling of how schools commemorated the holiday and honored our nation’s veterans,
- Basswood
- Maple Grove Middle
- Oak View
- Osseo Middle