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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.

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Denver teachers strike over base pay

Denver teachers strike over base pay

After more than a year of negotiations, the teachers union and the school district still can't agree on a base pay increase. The district's plan depends too much on incentive bonuses, the union says.
by Matthew S. Schwartz

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Woman fights off attacker inside Brainerd High; man arrested

A Brainerd High School staffer was attacked Monday morning in the girls' locker room. The man fled and was later arrested by police, the Brainerd schools superintendent says. The woman is safe and sustained minor injuries.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota schools may seek reprieve for canceled classes

Minnesota schools may seek reprieve for canceled classes

Minnesota education officials and lobbyists are surveying districts to decide whether to ask lawmakers for a shorter school year after severe winter weather forced many to cancel classes.
by Associated Press

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'Bond buster' works to defeat school referendums across Midwest

'Bond buster' works to defeat school referendums across Midwest

The Worthington and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton school districts have been contending with Paul Dorr, an Iowa consultant who urges residents to vote "no."
by Alex Baumhardt

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ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

ChangeMakers: Justice Alan Page and Paris Yarbrough, a legal legend and the next generation

Justice Alan Page is Minnesota's first black Supreme Court justice and is the founder of the Page Education Foundation. Paris Yarbrough is a Page Scholar studying law at the University of St. Thomas.
by Evan Frost

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Parents question whether school shooting drills traumatize kids

Parents question whether school shooting drills traumatize kids

April Sullivan was pleasantly surprised by an "I love you, Mom" text from her daughter last May. But she did not know that her child sent it while supposedly hiding from a school shooter. The girl didn't know the "code blue" alert was a drill.
by Associated Press

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A year after Parkland, a mother and daughter remember

A year after Parkland, a mother and daughter remember

Maya Altman survived last year's shooting in Parkland, Fla. At StoryCorps, she and her mom, Robyn, reflect on that day and how it has impacted them.
by Emma Bowman and Camila Kerwin

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'Full-service' community schools get a deeper look at the Capitol

'Full-service' community schools get a deeper look at the Capitol

Full-service schools put education, health care and other student and family needs under one roof. The model has caught the attention of DFL Gov. Tim Walz and some lawmakers in the Legislature. But not everyone's on board.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Duluth teachers, district grapple with how to move on from 'Mockingbird'

Duluth teachers, district grapple with how to move on from 'Mockingbird'

Since Duluth schools pulled "To Kill a Mockingbird,"the debate over selecting an alternative has highlighted just how difficult it can be to teach the iconic book, and how hard it can be to replace it.
by Dan Kraker

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