By SARA KINCAID Lunch prices will go up in Mandan for the upcoming school year. The food service program costs more to run than it makes, and the increase will help offset part of the deficit. The remainder will come out of the budget carryover.

By Sara Kincaid, The Bismarck Tribune, N.D. Jun. 10--Ten acres in northeast Bismarck show potential for a future elementary school. The Bismarck School Board discussed the options, and some members of the community weighed in at the board's meeting Monday night.

By SARA KINCAID Bismarck public schools saw an increase in students, while Mandan public schools basically held steady in enrollment. Monday was the first day of school for public school students in Bismarck and Mandan.

By SARA KINCAID Bismarck Assistant Superintendent Rick Buresh is the focus of the Fargo School Board's superintendent search. Fargo board members Laura Carley and Don Faulkner were in Bismarck on Wednesday for a site visit.

By SARA KINCAID School districts will begin planning for all-day kindergarten in the fall of 2008. "Some decisions will have to be made," Bismarck Assistant Superintendent Rick Buresh said.