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What’s next with student debt and loan forgiveness?

What’s next with student debt and loan forgiveness?

President Joe Biden announced a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt per borrower, but critics say that the plan does nothing to address the underlying issue of college affordability. MPR News host Angela Davis talks about student loan forgiveness and the future of college affordability.
by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Samantha Matsumoto

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To plug worker shortage, Willmar hires teachers from abroad

To plug worker shortage, Willmar hires teachers from abroad

The southwestern Minnesota school district turned to teachers from the Philippines and Nicaragua after it couldn't find enough qualified local educators.
by Hannah Yang

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Photos: Back to class for Minnesota students this week

Photos: Back to class for Minnesota students this week

Today was the first day of school for most Minnesota districts. MPR News had photographers at Richfield High School and Prior Lake High School.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic experience informs new ways to make kids feel welcome at school

Pandemic experience informs new ways to make kids feel welcome at school

Defiance, wandering the halls, refusing to go to class — those are just a few student behaviors Rochester Public Schools staff say they saw more of when their students came back to class after a year of distance learning. As school starts again, district leaders are testing out new ways to stop these behaviors before they start.
by Catharine Richert

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Some states could tax Biden's student loan debt relief

Some states could tax Biden's student loan debt relief

President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan could lift crushing debt burdens from millions of borrowers. But in some states, the tax man may demand a cut of that relief. That’s because some states — including Minnesota and Wisconsin — tax forgiven debt as income.
by The Associated Press

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