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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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Meet Minnesota's Teacher of the Year, first Somali American to win honor

Meet Minnesota's Teacher of the Year, first Somali American to win honor

Qorsho Hassan was selected out of 134 nominees for her willingness to trust her students and let their own questions guide their learning. “They run the classroom with me,” she said. “I refuse for anyone to dim the light of my students.”

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Many Minnesota teachers wary of returning to the classroom

Many Minnesota teachers wary of returning to the classroom

As more school districts in Minnesota decide how to go back to school this fall, many teachers feel uneasy about returning to the classroom in the middle of a pandemic.
by Riham Feshir

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Most teachers concerned about in-person school; 2 in 3 want to start the year online

Most teachers concerned about in-person school; 2 in 3 want to start the year online

A new national poll of teachers from NPR/Ipsos finds broad trepidation about returning to the classroom, with 77 percent of those surveyed worried about risking their own health.
by Anya Kamenetz and Laura Isensee

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Duluth schools recommend combination of in-person and distance learning

Duluth schools recommend combination of in-person and distance learning

Duluth schools officials are recommending that elementary students start the year in school, with older students attending class primarily online. The school board meets Thursday to consider the proposal.
by Dan Kraker

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St. Paul teen named one of 5 National Student Poets

St. Paul teen named one of 5 National Student Poets

Madelyn Dietz and the other winners will each receive a $5,000 cash award. The student poet program was launched in 2011, with winners contributing to community programs and poetry events and performing their work everywhere from Lincoln Center to the White House.
by The Associated Press

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2 Iowa schools rebuff governor's return demand

2 Iowa schools rebuff governor's return demand

At least two school districts in Iowa are refusing to follow the governor’s demand that they return students to classrooms, rebuffing the idea that the state can override what local officials believe is the safest way to educate their children as coronavirus spreads in their counties.
by The Associated Press

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Parents unhappy with school options assemble learning 'pods'

Parents unhappy with school options assemble learning 'pods'

The race to set up "learning pods" threatens to vastly deepen inequities in access to education. In some cases, parents are paying thousands of dollars each to include their children in pods, promising teachers $40 to $100 an hour or more. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, has called learning pods "luxuries" that are not an option for low-income parents. 
by The Associated Press

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