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Education News

MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Voters OK money to build a school in Tyler, but not Worthington

Voters OK money to build a school in Tyler, but not Worthington

Both southwestern Minnesota school districts contended with opposition from Paul Dorr, a consultant who has helped kill school funding measures across the Midwest. The push to build a new intermediate school in Worthington, Minn., failed by 17 votes.
by Alex Baumhardt

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Bill would put more Minnesota-grown food into schools

Bill would put more Minnesota-grown food into schools

The bill seeks $2 million for a grant program to reimburse schools buying locally-grown foods. The legislation would be good for farmers, children and local economies, says its co-sponsor.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Parkland student survivors brace for 1st anniversary of school shooting

Parkland student survivors brace for 1st anniversary of school shooting

Since the shooting, young Parkland survivors have emerged as the driving force in calling for stricter gun laws in the U.S., through a series of marches, school walkouts and voter registration drives.
by Brakkton Booker

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2 students charged in school police clash in Owatonna

Two students have been charged following an altercation with police at Owatonna Senior High School this week that stemmed from racist comments made on social media.
by Associated Press

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ChangeMakers: Michelle Walker, getting kids ready to learn

ChangeMakers: Michelle Walker, getting kids ready to learn

Michelle Walker, 45, is executive director of Generation Next. The nonprofit works to help children get ready for school, from kindergarten to college.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Study: Rising concern that synthetic opioids contaminate other drugs, too

Study: Rising concern that synthetic opioids contaminate other drugs, too

While the state and nation are seeing fewer deaths tied to heroin overdoses, synthetic opioids like fentanyl are contributing to more deaths and there are concerns they're appearing in other non-opioid drug supplies.
by Jon Collins

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Rule could limit college response to off-campus sex assaults

Rule could limit college response to off-campus sex assaults

For now, federal guidelines urge colleges to take action against any sexual misconduct that disrupts a student's education, regardless of where it took place.
by Associated Press

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Hastings assistant principal charged with embezzlement

Prosecutors allege Joshua McLay used more than $13,900 of district money to pay for travel expenses and tickets for several people to attend college football games.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Racist comments lead to lockdown at Owatonna High

Officials in the southern Minnesota school district ordered a lockdown Monday after an incident prompted by what the superintendent described as racist comments posted on social media.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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