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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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Why are the economic odds stacked against black men?

New research finds black boys and men face steep odds when it comes to economic opportunity in America -- even when they're raised in the wealthiest one percent of households.
by Stephanie Curtis and Elizabeth Shockman

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Historian Allen Guelzo on why free speech matters

Historian Allen Guelzo on why free speech matters

Some reflections on the importance of the Constitution's First Amendment, by historian Allen Guelzo.
by MPR News Staff

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School start times will shift in Edina

Middle school students in the Edina district will start school later next school year and some elementary students will move to an earlier start under a plan approved Monday.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Teen shoots girl in Maryland school, killed in confrontation

Teen shoots girl in Maryland school, killed in confrontation

The St. Mary's County Public Schools said on its website early Tuesday that there was a shooting at Great Mills High School, located in the southern end of the state.
by The Associated Press

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The fight over teacher salaries: A look at the numbers

The fight over teacher salaries: A look at the numbers

Teachers in many states are angry after years of stagnant wages. Here's a state-by-state look at what they really make.
by Cory Turner

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U of M study: Plant diversity doesn't protect lakes from invaders

U of M study: Plant diversity doesn't protect lakes from invaders

Researchers found no evidence that having a diverse plant community somehow keeps invaders such as curly-leaf pondweed or Eurasian milfoil from taking hold.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Across the country, students walk out to protest gun violence

Across the country, students walk out to protest gun violence

One month after the shootings in Parkland, thousands of schools are becoming sites of protest. At 10 a.m., students are walking out for 17 minutes -- one minute for each Parkland victim who died.

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Photos: Minnesota students walk out, join national gun violence protest

Photos: Minnesota students walk out, join national gun violence protest

Minnesota schools are part of an organized walkout at nearly 3,000 schools across the country, the biggest demonstration yet of student activism that has emerged following the massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
by MPR News Staff

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Florida prosecutors seeking death penalty in school shooting

Florida prosecutors seeking death penalty in school shooting

The former student charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month will face the death penalty, prosecutors said Tuesday.
by Associated Press

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