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BSU looks to reclaim ‘University of the Pines’ legacy through fundraiser

BSU looks to reclaim ‘University of the Pines’ legacy through fundraiser

A special fundraising initiative recently launched at Bemidji State University is aimed at replanting trees on campus. That's after a destructive storm in June destroyed an estimated 9 million trees throughout Beltrami County. Following the storm, Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency in the area.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Some school board members urge Minnesota to comply with Trump transgender order

Some school board members urge Minnesota to comply with Trump transgender order

More than 40 school board members from districts across the state are calling on Minnesota to comply with a recent federal finding that the state’s policy letting transgender student athletes compete on teams consistent with their gender identity is a civil rights violation. 
by MPR News Staff

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Federal finding over Minnesota's trans athlete policy sets up 'long legal fight'

Federal finding over Minnesota's trans athlete policy sets up 'long legal fight'

The Trump administration last week said it concluded that a Minnesota policy letting transgender student athletes compete on teams consistent with their gender identity is a violation of Title IX.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Rochester schoolyard remade to reduce impacts of climate change

Rochester schoolyard remade to reduce impacts of climate change

Franklin Elementary is one of five Minnesota schools getting an eco-friendly schoolyard makeover to help mitigate the effects of climate change.
by Molly Castle Work

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A Minnesota school's solution to student conflict: 'Stop everything' and talk it out

A Minnesota school's solution to student conflict: 'Stop everything' and talk it out

How do we prepare kids to live in a politically polarized world? At St. Paul’s Friends School of Minnesota, students are taught every day how to talk to people with whom they disagree.
by Catharine Richert

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