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Johns Hopkins locates American Indian health research hub in Duluth
A prominent American Indian health researcher has left the University of Minnesota Medical School’s Duluth campus for Johns Hopkins University along with her staff of 12 people.
At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, racial slurs poisoned the culture
John Metcalf Middle School Principal Shannon McParland apologized in December after she was filmed repeating a racial slur at school. But teachers, students and parents say the video seemed to give others license to use the epithet. They say a culture of racism and retaliation, enabled by school leadership, poisoned the school.
Video: Biffy, hobbledehoy, cattywumpus! Where did these words come from?
It’s not always possible to find the exact origin of our favorite words. History and language can get messy. But discussing their roots and forming hypotheses can be fascinating, and lots of fun! We sat down with etymologist Anatoly Liberman to help shed some light on a few of our favorite words.
MN researchers roll out revolutionary approach to school safety training
A pair of Minnesota researchers launched an alternative approach to school safety training. Instead of focusing on run-hide-fight or lockdown techniques, they are training teachers, sheriffs and school leaders on crisis intervention, de-escalation and suicide prevention.
Feeling blue? Oregon students now can take 'mental health days'
Oregon will allow students to take "mental health days" just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S.