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Most MN teacher prep programs expose educators to science of reading
A new study gives Minnesota's teacher prep programs a high grade for how well they expose teachers to the science of reading. But researchers say more work is needed to raise Minnesota’s reading scores.
New analysis reveals 'alarming' number of Minnesota teens reporting sexual exploitation
At least 5,000 teens in Minnesota say they’ve traded sex for something of value, according to the triennial Minnesota Student Survey results. Numbers were particularly high among those who’ve been in a juvenile correctional facility or foster care, faced an unstable housing situation or attended an alternative school.
Edina student struck while boarding school bus
Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run crash that injured an Edina High School student boarding a school bus Thursday morning.
 In many Minneapolis schools, the therapist is just down the hall
A Minneapolis Public Schools program places therapists in schools so students in need can more easily make their appointments. Research suggests the benefits of this model go way beyond mental health.
4 education issues Minnesota lawmakers want to tackle in 2020
Legislators who work on education issues are gearing up to address some of the most pressing problems they see facing Minnesota schools, including mental health, early childhood education, career and technical education and the opportunity gap.
Prominent acid rain researcher Eville Gorham dies
Gorham’s environmental research contributed to policies that included the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963 and the Clean Air Act of 1990.