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Handbag magnate gives $5M to build Korean language village near Bemidji

Concordia College in Moorhead has received a $5 million gift to help it add a culturally authentic Korean language village to its seven other language villages in the north woods of Minnesota.
by Associated Press

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Malala Yousafzai ends her 1st Pakistan visit since shooting

Malala Yousafzai ends her 1st Pakistan visit since shooting

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai left Pakistan on Monday, ending a surprise visit to the country, her first since being shot in 2012 by Taliban militants who tried to kill her for promoting girls' education.
by The Associated Press

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Oklahoma teachers set for statewide walkout amid continued pay dispute

Oklahoma teachers set for statewide walkout amid continued pay dispute

Teachers have rejected a pay raise passed by the state Legislature last week, saying it doesn't go far enough in addressing deep cuts in education in recent years.

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How more meetings might be the secret to fixing high school

How more meetings might be the secret to fixing high school

The BARR model, for "Building Assets, Reducing Risks," has serious evidence backing it up as a solution for real improvements in student success.
by Anya Kamenetz

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The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

The forgotten struggle for civil rights in the northern U.S.

As we come to the end of Women's History Month, this hour you'll hear about a Minnesota woman who was a longtime activist for civil rights, but has been mostly forgotten.
by MPR News Staff

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Dept. of Education fail: Teachers lose grants, forced to repay thousands in loans

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.
by Chris Arnold and Cory Turner

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Conservative critics keeping heat on Edina schools

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.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Linda Brown, who was at center of Brown v. Board of Education, dies

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.
by Vanessa Romo

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Portraits: Young marchers say they want change

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.
by Evan Frost and Tom Baker

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