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'It's showtime': 4-H'ers work for months to get animals ready for State Fair

'It's showtime': 4-H'ers work for months to get animals ready for State Fair

Each day at the Minnesota State Fair, thousands of people wander into the livestock barns to look at award-winning cows, sheep and pigs. But behind each of those animals — and sometimes sleeping in the stalls with them — are kids who have put in months of hard work preparing for the fair.
by Marcheta Fornoff

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Elizabeth Warren slams student loan watchdog appointment as 'outrageous'

Elizabeth Warren slams student loan watchdog appointment as 'outrageous'

Robert Cameron was a top lawyer for one of the country's largest student loan servicers. In documents obtained by NPR, Warren called his hiring a "slap in the face to student loan borrowers."
by Cory Turner

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New Minnehaha Academy poised to rise from ashes of gas explosion

New Minnehaha Academy poised to rise from ashes of gas explosion

The private school in Minneapolis, badly damaged by a gas explosion in 2017, has rebuilt its high school campus and is about to resume classes at its century-old home on West River Parkway.
by Tim Nelson

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Youth Outdoors-Duluth bridges the gap between young people and the outdoors

Youth Outdoors-Duluth bridges the gap between young people and the outdoors

Although Youth Outdoors-Duluth doesn’t run any outdoor programs itself, the group works as the connective tissue between outdoor organizations and young people who might not otherwise have access to the state’s vast outdoor programs.
by Simone Cazares

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Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Minneapolis Public Schools is partnering with the Native American community in the Twin Cities on a new kind of professional development for teachers, designed to help educators become more culturally proficient.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Neighbors mourn demolition of former St. Paul church

Neighbors mourn demolition of former St. Paul church

The former St. Andrew’s Catholic Church is being razed to make way for an expansion at Twin Cities German Immersion School, which owns the Romanesque Revival-Byzantine structure.
by Tim Nelson

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'This is not going to be easy': El Paso students start school in wake of tragedy

'This is not going to be easy': El Paso students start school in wake of tragedy

The first day of class in El Paso's largest school district comes more than a week after a deadly mass shooting. "It's not at all, in any way, a typical start of school," the superintendent says.
by Elissa Nadworny and Mallory Falk

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At Camp Needlepoint, diabetics avoid being ‘odd kid out’

At Camp Needlepoint, diabetics avoid being ‘odd kid out’

About 500 children are attending a camp this week or next designed specifically by and for people with diabetes. The aim is stigma-free fun.
by Brian Bakst

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Early diagnosis crucial in dyslexia

Dyslexia is common, as many as one in five children struggle with this learning disability, according to Yale’s Center for Dyslexia and Creativity. Yet crucial early intervention is often delayed, which can cause lasting damage.
by Manda Lillie and Angela Davis

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