District 196 Blogs

A Lakeville South grad just took home a national Gold Medal for her art — and got celebrated on the Carnegie Hall stage.

District 196 just approved an $825 million budget for next school year — here's the plain-English breakdown of where it all goes.

District 196’s new busing rules mean you have to sign up to get a bus, your kid can only have two addresses, and one Rosemount road became the center of a heated debate.

Lakeville’s school board went deep on a years-long policy backlog, got good news on the $139.6M bond, and dropped some interesting student data.

District 196 just pulled the plug on magnet school busing at four schools and created new zones for two more — roughly 400 families need a new plan.

Echo Park Elementary principal Logan Schultz and teacher Brian Hurley — named Region 6 Magnet Teacher of the Year — were recognized at the District 196 school board meeting on February 9th.

District 196's American Indian Education Program serves 579 students from 67 tribal nations with cultural programming, language learning, and academic support from pre-K through 12th grade.

District 196 transports over 22,000 students daily on 220 buses, but a persistent driver shortage has left some routes delayed or cancelled.

Starting with the class of 2028, all District 196 students must complete a personal finance course covering budgeting, credit management, and investing before graduation.