Education News

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Ray Suarez on the future of religion in America
A keynote address given in St. Paul by award-winning journalist Ray Suarez about the future of religion in America.
How young is too young to be suspended from school?
A proposal to ban expulsions and suspensions for preschool students failed to get through the Legislature this year.
Biliteracy seal offers graduates recognition for language skills
In addition to their caps and gowns, some of the high school graduates crossing commencement stages this spring will have an unusual and honorary distinction: the seal of biliteracy.
This session, higher ed got less than requested, but also real money
Funding for higher education was the only budget bill state lawmakers passed before the end of the session. For the state's higher ed systems that means an end to the uncertainty over funding.