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How loan forgiveness tied to for-profit colleges is affecting former Minnesota students

How loan forgiveness tied to for-profit colleges is affecting former Minnesota students

Ashley Sibri graduated from ITT Technical Institute, a for-profit college in Eden Prairie that is covered by the government’s loan forgiveness.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn, Britt Aamodt and Sam Stroozas

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Minneapolis Public Schools face lawsuit over provision in teachers' contract

Minneapolis Public Schools face lawsuit over provision in teachers' contract

Minneapolis Public Schools are being sued over a provision in their new union contract that is designed to retain teachers of color. The provision upends long-standing last-in, first-out hiring practices for teachers.
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn and Sam Stroozas

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High school athletes' new sponsorship options kick up debate among coaches

High school athletes' new sponsorship options kick up debate among coaches

In June, the Minnesota State High School League approved guidance that allows students to sign name, image and likeness deals. While some coaches say the new policy helps young athletes, others are concerned about equity and team play.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Ask a Science Teacher with Jill Jensen

Ask a Science Teacher with Jill Jensen

Jill Jensen is the president of the Minnesota Science Teachers Association, as well as a seventh grade life science teacher at Scott Highlands Middle School in Apple Valley.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gretchen Brown

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Minneapolis teacher contract language ignites firestorm

Minneapolis teacher contract language ignites firestorm

When Minneapolis teachers settled a strike earlier this year, they celebrated a groundbreaking provision in their new contract that was meant to shield teachers of color from traditional seniority-based layoffs. Months later, there’s denunciations of the policy as racist and unconstitutional discrimination against white people.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Becker teachers union sues district over policy it calls a 'gag order'

Becker teachers union sues district over policy it calls a 'gag order'

The union representing teachers in Becker, Minn., has filed a lawsuit against the Becker school district over a policy it says violates free speech rights. Teachers and union officials have labeled the policy a “gag order.”
by Elizabeth Shockman

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