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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.

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Hundreds of teachers vaccinated as more students return to classrooms
Hundreds of Minnesota’s educators are expected to be vaccinated as schools start bringing students back into the classroom. Host Angela Davis spoke with school leaders about the return to in-person learning.
Teachers to get 15K more vaccines this week as Walz rolls out education priorities 
Vaccine doses for teachers and child care providers are expected to more than double this week to 15,000 as state leaders open a new metro vaccination site and Gov. Tim Walz announces education priorities.
Back in school? What you need to know about COVID-19 testing for students
State health officials are now urging COVID-19 testing for children and college students who are returning to school. The announcement Thursday formally expands the list of who should seek a coronavirus test, and comes days after thousands of elementary school students began attending school in person for the first time in months.
6 numbers that show President Biden's greatest challenges
President Joe Biden is calling for unity to address several current crises, but that will prove difficult in a country as divided as ever.
Biden revokes Trump report promoting 'patriotic education'
President Joe Biden revoked a recent Trump administration report that aimed to promote "patriotic education" in schools but that historians mocked and rejected as political propaganda.
Another return to school, with only 6,000 vaccine doses for MN teachers, child care workers
Students are back in classrooms, but only a small number of Minnesota educators and child care workers were registered to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
SAT discontinues subject tests and optional essay
The College Board, citing the pandemic for the changes, will shift focus to a new digital version of the college entrance exam.
It’s back to school — again — for many of Minnesota’s youngest students
Thousands of Minnesota elementary students will be on their way to school Tuesday morning — some of them seeing their classrooms in person for the first time ever. The return of in-person instruction is again shifting the picture of what education looks like in the middle of a pandemic. 
Didn't get enough financial aid for college? You can ask for more help
The FAFSA uses tax data from two years ago to determine a student's eligibility for financial aid for college. But if your financial situation has changed since then, there are ways to get more money.