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Minnesota's first state park, Itasca State Park, was established in 1891 [209] at the source of the Mississippi River. [210] By 1925, Minnesota had 23 parks. [ 211 ] During the Depression, with nine of its parks used as housing for the Civilian Conservation Corps, a division of state parks was created to administer the park system. [ 211 ]
Standards for mathematics, language arts, and arts were adopted in the 2003 law (The law allowed school districts to use either the statewide arts standards or locally developed arts standards). In 2004, the Minnesota Department of Education adopted science and social studies standards through rule making.
The species is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: NT: Near threatened: The species does not qualify as being at high risk of extinction but is likely to do so in the future. LC: LC: Least concern: The species is not currently at risk of ...
The School of Environmental Studies is an optional two-year high school in Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States. Also known as the "Zoo School" or “SES” because of its active partnership with the Minnesota Zoo and its 10-acre (48,000 m 2 ) site on zoo property, the school embraces project-based learning with an environmental theme.
The terrestrial biomes of Minnesota, prior to European settlement. Tallgrass aspen parkland/prairie grasslands in yellow, eastern deciduous forest in olive green, and the northern coniferous forest in dark green. The natural history of Minnesota covers the plant and animal species of the U.S. state of Minnesota.
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The Minnesota Historical Society operates 31 historic sites and museums, 26 of which are open to the public. MNHS manages 16 sites directly and 7 in partnerships where the society maintains the resources and provides funding. 6 sites are being held for preservation but are closed to public access, and five are self-guided sites with interpretive signage.
Education in the US State of Minnesota comes from a number of public and private sources and encompasses pre-Kindergarten to post-secondary levels. Minnesota has a literate and well-educated population; [1] the state ranked 13th on the 2006–07 Morgan Quitno Smartest State Award, and is first in the percentage of residents with at least a high school diploma.