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What new limits on international students mean for Minnesota

What new limits on international students mean for Minnesota

The immigration crackdown by the Trump administration is extending to people who want to study at colleges and universities in the U.S. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about what it means for higher education in Minnesota. 
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Minneapolis, St. Paul schools work to close deficits. St. Paul to ask voters for more money

Minneapolis, St. Paul schools work to close deficits. St. Paul to ask voters for more money

School district leaders in Minneapolis and St. Paul this week pushed ahead on plans to close budget gaps for the next school year. St. Paul officials also said they’d ask city voters this fall to approve additional funding in a referendum.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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St. Francis Area Schools to reverse book ban policy

St. Francis Area Schools to reverse book ban policy

As part of a lawsuit settlement, the northern Twin Cities district said Tuesday it will return dozens of books to its library shelves and revise its library acquisitions policy to seek input from parents, qualified library media specialists and state law.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts

Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts

Students from around the world say being an international student in American today comes with feelings of fear, anxiety and insecurity that have made them more cautious in their daily lives.
by The Associated Press

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Job Corps alumni, staff brace for possible closure of St. Paul center

Job Corps alumni, staff brace for possible closure of St. Paul center

A Department of Labor decision would pause the program for an unknown amount of time. It would leave more than 150 students in St. Paul — many of whom rely on the program for stable housing and job training — suddenly displaced. 
by Jaylan Sims

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How open enrollment is reshaping Twin Cities school districts and impacting students

How open enrollment is reshaping Twin Cities school districts and impacting students

Nearly 44,000 Twin Cities students crossed into another district to attend school this year, using a process known as open enrollment. That number has grown for at least a decade, according to an analysis from Axios Twin Cities.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing

Trump wants to cut tribal college funding by nearly 90%, putting them at risk of closing

ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.

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Minnesota lawmakers back K-12 ed spending plan amid worries over future cuts

Minnesota lawmakers back K-12 ed spending plan amid worries over future cuts

The deal raises per-pupil funding in line with inflation but slashes special education transportation spending and teacher pipeline programs. It also gives schools flexibility around the state tradition of starting the academic year after Labor Day.
by Peter Cox and Elizabeth Shockman

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