The Echo

Breaking: School year to kick off at a distance

Gabriel Kaplan and Talia Lissauer • August 10, 2020

Over the course of a four-hour school board meeting the St. Louis Park School Board voted 7-0 for all students to begin the 2020-2021 school year via distance learning. A hybrid learning style will begin...

Governor closes schools for the rest of the year

Marta Hill, Gabriel Kaplan, Isabel Kjaer, and Talia Lissauer • April 23, 2020

After announcing school closures through May 4 earlier in April, Gov. Tim Walz announced in Executive Order 20-41 April 23 that schools will continue distance learning for the rest of the school year....

College Board announces COVID-19 plan

Gabriel Kaplan • March 20, 2020

This story is updated as of 12:10 p.m. March 20. According to a release published by the College Board, which administers Advanced Placement exams and the SAT tests, the testing will focus on what students...

Governor closes restaurants, bars, other public facilities

Marta Hill, Gabriel Kaplan, and Talia Lissauer • March 16, 2020

This story is updated as of 6:20 p.m. March 16. At a press conference March 16, Gov. Tim Walz announced Executive Order 20-04 which closes restaurants, bars and other public accommodations for in-person...