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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.

Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack

Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack

Nashville police released video Tuesday from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school, then confronting and opening fire on an assailant who had murdered three children and three adults in the latest school shooting to roil the nation.
by The Associated Press

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To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades

To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades

Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.
by Jon Marcus

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U seeks state help with tuition shortfall, potential merger fallout

U seeks state help with tuition shortfall, potential merger fallout

The University of Minnesota is calling on the Legislature to help it offset a tuition shortfall and potentially buy health facilities it currently operates with Fairview Health Services ahead of a proposed merger with Sanford Health.
by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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Legacy grant lifts Duluth Black nonprofit, launches creative space Studio X

Legacy grant lifts Duluth Black nonprofit, launches creative space Studio X

Imagine you're retiring from your job, and your employer says, “Here's $100,000 to give to any local organization you want.” In Duluth, that scenario led to the creation of Studio X.
by Dan Kraker

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Students urge University of Minnesota to better fund scholarship, Native American studies 

Students urge University of Minnesota to better fund scholarship, Native American studies 

Students and activists protested in the freezing cold to urge the University of Minnesota to follow through on promises to tribal communities. At the top of their list was an expansion of a tuition program they say too few can access. 
by Feven Gerezgiher

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Bemidji State University set to lay off 23 employees

Bemidji State University set to lay off 23 employees

The decision was made to address a $9 million loss in revenue which also created a $9 million deficit for the university. BSU attributes this to an almost 20 percent decrease in enrollment in the dawn of COVID-19.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Prior Lake High students find voice, power in wake of Twin Cities racial turmoil

Prior Lake High students find voice, power in wake of Twin Cities racial turmoil

The police killings of George Floyd in 2020 and Daunte Wright in 2021 galvanized students of color at schools across Minnesota. Young leaders have emerged and forced hard conversations to the surface around race and equity. At Prior Lake, students say they see progress, but it comes slowly. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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