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Dept. of Education fail: Teachers lose grants, forced to repay thousands in loans
The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. But many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. A study obtained by NPR suggests thousands are affected.
Conservative critics keeping heat on Edina schools
Since last year, conservatives have accused Edina schools of indoctrinating students with liberal viewpoints. The issue has drawn national attention, and state lawmakers are considering legislation to ban "indoctrination" of public school students.
Linda Brown, who was at center of Brown v. Board of Education, dies
As a schoolgirl, she was at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case that rejected racial segregation in American public schools. She died Sunday in Topeka, Kan. She was 76.
Portraits: Young marchers say they want change
As an estimated 20,000 students, family and supporters came out for the "March for Our Lives" rally in St. Paul, we asked some what motivated them to join the rally.
Student-led gun violence protest draws thousands to Minnesota Capitol
Thousands of Minnesotans rallied outside the state Capitol Saturday following a student-led march that began at St. Paul's Harriet Island, part of a nationwide protest against gun violence.
Youth-driven anti-gun violence efforts on display in Saturday march
Young people who have become the driving force in efforts to address gun violence are finalizing plans for a Minnesota March For Our Lives that could draw thousands to the state Capitol on Saturday.
This week Great Mills High School in Maryland joined the growing list of schools that have been the scene of a shooting. A school resource officer is being praised for quick action that helped to limit the number of fatalities.