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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach

To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach

Schools are working now to overhaul literacy teaching to comply with a new state law, the Read Act. A visit to one Minnesota district shows the hopes and challenges that come with overturning decades of instructional practice.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Twin Cities conservative and liberal college students try not to stay in their lanes

Twin Cities conservative and liberal college students try not to stay in their lanes

For the last year, a group of conservative and liberal college students have been meeting monthly to talk politics. The result? New friendships and new perspectives.
by Catharine Richert

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‘I love it’: How a ‘Log-Off Lunch’ helps high schoolers break away from phones

‘I love it’: How a ‘Log-Off Lunch’ helps high schoolers break away from phones

Minnesota recently required all schools to have a cell phone policy, and lawmakers are considering a total ban in schools. Some schools say restrictions are already helping.
by Nicole Ki

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Minnesota disabilities advocates push back on plan to restore school seclusion rooms

Minnesota disabilities advocates push back on plan to restore school seclusion rooms

In 2023, Minnesota banned the use of school seclusion rooms for children in kindergarten through third grade. A proposal in the state Senate now would repeal the ban. Critics say seclusion is an inappropriate disciplinary approach to use on young children.
by Kyra Miles

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AmeriCorps at risk: What federal cuts mean for Minnesota

AmeriCorps at risk: What federal cuts mean for Minnesota

What happens when public service disappears? With major cuts to national volunteer programs, Minnesotan communities could lose support. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what AmeriCorps participants do, and why their work matters. 
by Angela Davis and Nikhil Kumaran

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Robbinsdale schools employee arrested for allegedly possessing child sex abuse images

In an email to staff and families, Robbinsdale Area Schools Superintendent Teri Staloch said a computer network technician was arrested on suspicion of possessing child sex abuse material. She said the staffer did not have unsupervised access to students.
by Matt Sepic

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