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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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MSHSL set to revisit decision on restricting fall sports

MSHSL set to revisit decision on restricting fall sports

The Minnesota State High School League will meet Monday to review the decision to cancel some fall sports in the face of COVID-19.
by Tim Nelson

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U of M students move in, and test the latest COVID-19 measures

U of M students move in, and test the latest COVID-19 measures

The pandemic has changed many things, but the basics were still the same, with parents and students pulling unwieldy futons into buildings and tearful goodbyes.
by Peter Cox

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Growing demand for wilderness education may widen learning inequality

Growing demand for wilderness education may widen learning inequality

Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.
by Ben James

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Students step in to refurbish computers as school needs rise

Students step in to refurbish computers as school needs rise

A middle school IT club has found a way to use their skills to revamp old computers at a time when distance learning has made such technology indispensable.
by Myah Christenson

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Photos: What going back to school looks like in a pandemic

Photos: What going back to school looks like in a pandemic

It was an untraditional first week of school for thousands of students across Minnesota. Some returned to school buildings — wearing face masks and social distancing — for the first time since the spring, when the state suspended in-person learning as the pandemic took off. Others logged on to their laptops from home for distance learning. 
by MPR News Staff

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How are Minnesota's parents doing?

How are Minnesota's parents doing?

MPR News host Angela Davis dives into the realities Minnesota’s parents of school-age children are facing right now.
by Angela Davis and Katie Moritz

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U drops men's track, tennis, gymnastics; cites need to cut costs, COVID-19

U drops men's track, tennis, gymnastics; cites need to cut costs, COVID-19

The University of Minnesota will end men’s indoor and outdoor track and field, men’s gymnastics and men’s tennis as it slashes costs to ease losses from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Big Ten’s move to postpone football.
by MPR News Staff

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