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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.

Education issues to keep an eye on this legislative session

The 2022 legislative session is barely underway, but the latest pandemic school year is already half over. Between the omicron surge and a big projected budget surplus, much is at stake when it comes to education this session.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Parent sues Rocori schools over accusations of racist bullying

Parent sues Rocori schools over accusations of racist bullying

A Cold Spring parent is suing a central Minnesota school district over racist bullying and harassment she says her Black children endured at school. The lawsuit accuses the district of violating the Civil Rights Act by failing to respond to repeated reports of harassment.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Sales soar for 'Maus' after its banning in Tennessee school district

Sales soar for 'Maus' after its banning in Tennessee school district

Just days after the banning of “Maus” by a Tennessee school district made national news, two editions of Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust have reached the top 20 on Amazon.com and are in limited supply.
by The Associated Press

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Classrooms, child care, kids' meals top Walz spending plan

Classrooms, child care, kids' meals top Walz spending plan

A giant surplus has set the stage for a legislative session debate over how to use it. Gov. Tim Walz laid out his education priorities Tuesday, including a boost in per-pupil school aid, increased funding for early education and free school breakfasts and lunches.
by Brian Bakst

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Native communities say MN's foster care system as harmful as boarding schools of the past

Native communities say MN's foster care system as harmful as boarding schools of the past

The modern-day foster care system in Minnesota may be as harmful to Native American communities as the boarding schools Native children were forced to attend into the 1970s. The journalist behind an investigation from The Fuller Project and Mother Jones told host Cathy Wurzer more.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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