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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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To raise confident, independent kids, some parents are trying to 'Let Grow'

To raise confident, independent kids, some parents are trying to 'Let Grow'

Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giving kids freedom to roam can be difficult.
by Deena Prichep

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Mother of Parkland victim wins school board seat: 'I won't stop' until kids are safe

Mother of Parkland victim wins school board seat: 'I won't stop' until kids are safe

Lori Alhadeff's mission is to make all U.S. schools safe, starting with Broward County, Fla. After her daughter was killed in February's mass shooting, politics has become her vehicle for change.
by Emma Bowman and Ian Stewart

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State rolls out new accountability system for schools

State rolls out new accountability system for schools

The Minnesota Department of Education says the plan is designed to help better identify areas where schools need to improve, while supplying a stronger support system to make those improvements.
by Peter Cox

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Bus driver shortages are the new norm as new school year starts

Bus driver shortages are the new norm as new school year starts

Once again school districts around the state are facing a shortage of bus drivers. District bus coordinators say recruitment is now a year-round task, and they don't see any end to it.
by Euan Kerr

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Toddlers like winners, but how they win matters

Toddlers like winners, but how they win matters

In recent years, scientists have devised experiments to show that babies and young toddlers not only notice the social interactions happening around them, but also actively evaluate them.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Race-based school criteria roils Asian-Americans -- again

Race-based affirmative action has long polarized Asian-Americans, with critics feeling demonized and advocates chagrined by the attention to what they call minority-within-minority views.
by The Associated Press

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Foxconn casting wide net in search for employees for Wisconsin plant

Foxconn casting wide net in search for employees for Wisconsin plant

Foxconn Technology Group will cast a wide net to find the 13,000 workers it eventually expects to hire at its new Wisconsin manufacturing plant, partnering with universities and technical schools and even tapping into transitioning members of the military.
by Associated Press

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