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Despite an almost 5 percent increase in salary for the upcoming school year, the wages of the Hudson School District's top administrators are only at or below the average of comparable districts in the area according to District Deputy Director Nancy Sweet. The administrators will...

The Hudson Board of Education recently voted to give school district administrators a 4.8 percent salary increase for the 2010-11 school year. Superintendent Mary Bowen-Eggebraaten will receive a 5.4 percent salary increase in 2010-11 and another 5.4 percent raise in 2011-12. In...

By a vote of 5 to 1 the Hudson Board of Education voted to go ahead with a plan that includes a $2 million addition to the Hudson Middle School and the use of three classrooms at the adjacent Hudson Prairie Elementary School to help ease crowding at the state's largest middle school. The...

A recount began Wednesday morning to determine the winner of the race for the Hudson Board of Education. The recount was requested by incumbent board candidate Cindy Crimmins who lost to Patricia German by three votes. In the election held Tuesday, April 6, two of four candidates...

The Hudson Board of Education voted to allow 22 non-resident students to attend Hudson schools in 2010-11 including five to the Hudson Middle School at last week's school board meeting. The requests came as a result of the state's open enrollment statute that allows for students...

The Hudson Board of Education approved adding $192,000 to the 2010-11 budget as recommended by district administrators at last week's Board of Education meeting. The recommendations were presented to the board last month by Superintendent Mary Bowen-Eggebraaten. The recommendation...

The Hudson Board of Education approved a budget and resource reallocation plan that includes an end to in-school driver's education in the 2011-12 school year. In a budget-cutting measure, the student cost to take driver's ed. in 2010-11 will go from $200 to $300 which will save...

The Hudson School District administration made its budget recommendations for the 2010-11 school year at last week's Board of Education meeting. Superintendent Mary Bowen-Eggebraaten ran down a list of items that included changes in teaching and support staff along with program...

Six Hudson Board of Education candidates squared-off in Tuesday's primary election with the top four vote-getters advancing to the April 6 spring election. According to the unofficial results, advancing were: incumbents Mark Kaisersatt (257) and Cindy Crimmins (226); and newcomers...

A primary election on Tuesday, Feb. 16, will narrow the field of six Hudson Board of Education candidates to four for the spring election on April 6. Polls at municipalities within the Hudson School District - the city of Hudson, village of North Hudson and towns of Hudson, St. Joseph...

Following the announcement of the retirement of Hudson High School Principal Ed Lucas this summer, the Hudson School District is seeking input from Hudson students, parents, and community members to help select the next HHS principal. Anyone who wishes to participate in the survey...

Among the budget cuts being considered by the Hudson Board of Education is a change in the driver's education program at Hudson High School. If approved, the fee to take driver's training at HHS would increase by $100 to $300 in 2010-11. The district administration recommended that...

The six people seeking election to two seats on the Hudson Board of Education this spring have answered several questions put to them by the Star-Observer. Running are incumbents Cindy Crimmins (two-term board member) and Mark Kaisersatt (three-term board member). Their opponents...