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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.

Principal accused of soliciting undercover cop posing as 15-year-old girl

Hennepin County prosecutors say 38-year-old Mohamed Ali Selim, who is principal of Eagle Ridge Middle School in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, responded Tuesday afternoon to an online ad.
by Matt Sepic

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In Duluth, preschool moves from the classroom to the forest

In Duluth, preschool moves from the classroom to the forest

Duluth is at the forefront of a national trend to move preschool from the classroom to the outdoors. A dozen nature based play schools have opened in the Duluth area in the past decade. There's even a new major at the University of Minnesota Duluth in Childhood Nature Studies, the first program of its kind nationwide. 
by Dan Kraker

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Paula Goldberg, Minnesota advocate for kids with disabilities, dies at 79

Paula Goldberg, Minnesota advocate for kids with disabilities, dies at 79

Goldberg co-founded PACER in 1977 as an organization to help connect parents of children with disabilities. Friends and fellow advocates on Monday praised her legacy as they mourned her death.
by Michelle Wiley

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Las Vegas struggles with rising violence in schools

Las Vegas struggles with rising violence in schools

The nation's fifth largest school district has seen a jump in violent incidents since returning from 15 months of virtual-only classes.
by Kirk Siegler

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Saint Mary's University in Winona announces plans to cut 11 majors

Saint Mary's University in Winona announces plans to cut 11 majors

Saint Mary's University in Winona, Minn., says it is cutting nearly a dozen majors and will lay off 13 faculty members, as it grapples with a downturn in enrollment.
by Tim Nelson

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Me and Mr. Bridgeman: How a teacher transformed a student's life

Me and Mr. Bridgeman: How a teacher transformed a student's life

Mr. Bridgeman’s paternal spirit immediately filled me with a sense of wonder and a brand-new feeling of security. Without him saying a word, I felt a higher standard of expectation and sensed a loving, but no-nonsense accountability that my father inspired at home.
by Lee Hawkins

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He's 13 and graduating from the U. His next quest is a physics Ph.D.

He's 13 and graduating from the U. His next quest is a physics Ph.D.

On Tuesday, 13-year-old Elliott Tanner will graduate from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in physics. He’s already been accepted into the U’s Ph.D. physics program. It’s an extraordinary journey, but one that finances might put on hold.
by Sam Stroozas

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