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Photos: Library, mural dedicated to former St. Paul School Board Chair Marny Xiong

Photos: Library, mural dedicated to former St. Paul School Board Chair Marny Xiong

Family, friends, colleagues and former teachers were among those in attendance Thursday night for the unveiling of a mural and the dedication of the Marny Xiong Memorial Library at St. Paul's Washington Technology Magnet School.
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota Court says Minnesota schools are racially imbalanced not intentionally segregated

Minnesota Court says Minnesota schools are racially imbalanced not intentionally segregated

This week a Minnesota Appeals Court ruled against a group of Twin Cities parents who say segregation based on race and class in Minnesota schools is violating the state’s constitutional obligation to educate all students adequately. Beth Hawkins, Senior Writer and National Correspondent with the online education newspaper “The 74” talks with guest host Tim Nelson about the case and what’s next.
by Tim Nelson and Melissa Townsend

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New center aims to be a cultural incubator for generations in Lower Sioux Community

New center aims to be a cultural incubator for generations in Lower Sioux Community

COVID-19 delayed the construction and opening of the new community center at the Lower Sioux Indian Community in southwestern Minnesota. But with its doors finally open, those who enter find opportunity and a place of belonging.
by Hannah Yang

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Minn. appeals court rules that racial imbalance in Twin Cities schools doesn’t violate constitution unless intentional

Minn. appeals court rules that racial imbalance in Twin Cities schools doesn’t violate constitution unless intentional

Parents with students in the Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts claimed racial and socioeconomic segregation has led to separate but unequal education.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT

Nationwide, community members are protesting the teaching of social-emotional learning – largely because conservatives have linked it with another flashpoint in public education: critical race theory.
by Meg Anderson

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Classes canceled at Richfield secondary schools because of online threats

Classes canceled at Richfield secondary schools because of online threats

Secondary schools in the Richfield school district were closed Monday, after school officials said they were the subject of “online threats.” The threats came after gunfire wounded two people outside a homecoming football game on Friday.
by Tim Nelson

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Judge: St. Cloud State has improved equity in sports, but work remains to meet Title IX

Judge: St. Cloud State has improved equity in sports, but work remains to meet Title IX

Six years after female athletes sued over discrimination, a federal judge ruled that the university still needs to ensure that travel and per diem is equitable for men’s and women’s teams to comply with the 1972 law.
by Kirsti Marohn

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