ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota parents have been warned that their children may receive lower test scores now that the state has adopted new national benchmarks known as the Common Core State Standards.           

Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius alerted parents in a letter last week. Because Minnesota is using more rigorous standards to teach English arts, schools also gave students more challenging tests to measure their progress toward meeting the higher expectations.           

She says that means reading scores might look like they've dropped when they come out this summer. But she says it's not appropriate to compare the new scores with a previous year's because they measure different sets of expectations.           

(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Health professionals are responding to this past flu season, one of the deadliest outbreaks Minnesota has seen in years. Doctors are now taking a more personalized approach to preventing the flu.

In the past, we've had two choices of vaccinations - either a shot or nasal spray - but this year health officials are making seven different types of vaccinations available.

"Were super big about hand hygiene and just try to get our sleep and eat healthy and sometimes we'll avoid going out a ton in the winter," said Tishri Nelson of Rochester.

Mom's like Tishri Nelson do their best to have their families avoid the flu. While the virus may not be a concern for many at the moment, for state health officials the concern doesn't take a break during the off season.

Hundreds of fathers and their children are expected to attend Family Service Rochester’s annual Father’s Day Celebration. Fun and interactive yard games are happening all over the Kutzky Park. Famous Dave’s and Sam’s Club donate lunch. The entire event is free! It is set for Saturday, June 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.