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Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far

Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far

President Joe Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.
by Cory Turner

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Minneapolis, St. Paul differ in approach to school enrollment decline

Minneapolis, St. Paul differ in approach to school enrollment decline

Declining enrollment in Minneapolis and St. Paul schools has accelerated during the pandemic, putting the districts in a financial crunch. With federal stimulus dollars on the way, why are these neighbors facing the same problem with different solutions?
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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Outside investigator to probe Michigan school's actions prior to shooting

Outside investigator to probe Michigan school's actions prior to shooting

A third party will investigate events at Oxford High School that occurred before a school shooting that left four students dead and six other students and a teacher wounded, the Michigan district's superintendent said.
by The Associated Press

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Principal who organized LGBTQ flag display files suit against Marshall's school district

Principal who organized LGBTQ flag display files suit against Marshall's school district

A school administrator has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Marshall public school district for alleged discrimination and removal from her position after hanging an LGBTQ Pride flag in the school cafeteria as part of an inclusivity project.
by Hannah Yang

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How students and families have responded to St. Paul's school closure plan

How students and families have responded to St. Paul's school closure plan

The St. Paul School Board voted Wednesday night to close six schools in the district, with plans to eventually reopen four of them. Sarita Toledo, a student at one of three schools that was saved from closure, and Becky Dernbach, a reporter who’s been covering the story for Sahan Journal, told host Cathy Wurzer how students and parents have responded to the district’s plan.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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St. Paul school board approves plan that closes, changes 6 schools

St. Paul school board approves plan that closes, changes 6 schools

The St. Paul Public Schools board decided 5-2 to close Galtier, Jackson, John A. Johnson, Parkway and L’Etoile du Nord lower campus schools by June 2022. They also voted to close Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary by the end of the 2022-23 school year. Two of these schools have no reopening plan, while others will close temporarily and reopen with different programming.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Carpools and church buses: How families are coping with the ongoing bus driver shortage

Carpools and church buses: How families are coping with the ongoing bus driver shortage

Parents are coming up with workarounds in how they get their kids to and from school each day. Some have turned to carpools with friends and neighbors, while in other cases, school staffers or after-school care employees have stepped up to fill the void.
by Mary Ellen Ritter

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Some immigrant parents say St. Paul school closures would hurt their communities

Some immigrant parents say St. Paul school closures would hurt their communities

Somali American parents in St. Paul say a plan to close Highwood Hills Elementary would endanger a neighborhood hub. Latino parents say they weren’t included in the decision to close Wellstone Elementary. With a school-board vote coming soon, immigrant parents want to be heard.
by Becky Z. Dernbach

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