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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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Mpls. teachers reach tentative agreement with district

After 10 months of bargaining, teachers in Minneapolis have reached a tentative agreement with the public school district.
by Matt Sepic

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A rocky appearance for DeVos on '60 Minutes'

A rocky appearance for DeVos on '60 Minutes'

The controversial education secretary repeated her support for arming teachers and appeared unable to answer some questions about schools in her home state, in the 13-minute interview.
by Anya Kamenetz

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What you need to know about the national school walkout Wednesday

What you need to know about the national school walkout Wednesday

Students and teachers are expected walk out of their classes for 17 minutes to honor the victims of last month's school shooting in Florida and to call for tougher gun-control laws.
by Nancy Yang

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Students, schools prep for Wednesday walkout over Florida shooting

Students, schools prep for Wednesday walkout over Florida shooting

Students in Minnesota and across the country plan to step out of their classrooms for 17 minutes on the one-month anniversary of the Parkland, Fla., shooting, where a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 students and staff.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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