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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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Rep. Ellison meets with Minneapolis students to discuss gun violence

Rep. Ellison meets with Minneapolis students to discuss gun violence

"They're passionate, they're well-informed, and they don't know that it 'can't be done,'" Ellison said. "They don't recognize the limitations adults see so often."
by Nina Moini

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Gunshot at Georgia school ignites debate on arming teachers

Gunshot at Georgia school ignites debate on arming teachers

Police say they don't know why a popular teacher allegedly fired a handgun inside his classroom, causing a chaotic lockdown and evacuation of his Georgia high school. But it immediately pierced the national debate over whether educators should be armed.
by Associated Press

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As Stoneman Douglas resumes class, survivors become students once more

As Stoneman Douglas resumes class, survivors become students once more

Two weeks after a gunman killed 17 people at the high school, students returned to class Wednesday -- this time joined by police officers, grief counselors and supporters cheering them on.
by Colin Dwyer

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A historical documentary: 'The Freed People'

A historical documentary: 'The Freed People'

The latest documentary from the Humankind series features interviews with former slaves and leading historians.
by MPR News Staff

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Stoneman Douglas Students head back to school

Stoneman Douglas Students head back to school

Exactly two weeks after the Parkland, Fla. students escaped as a gunman entered and killed 17, they will once again walk the halls of their school.
by Adrienne St. Clair

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Dayton school safety plan to focus on money, mental health

Dayton school safety plan to focus on money, mental health

The governor said Tuesday he expects the plan he'll release early next week to include financial support for school districts to shore up building security.
by Brian Bakst

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Education Department wants to protect student-loan debt collectors

Education Department wants to protect student-loan debt collectors

The Trump administration is considering a policy change to prevent states from making tough demands of companies that collect student loan debt, according to an internal document obtained by NPR.
by Chris Arnold and Cory Turner

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High school grad rates show only slight gains

High school grad rates show only slight gains

Minnesota's four-year high school graduation rate barely moved last year to land at 82.7 percent, according to data out today from the Minnesota Department of Education.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Ed department to release 2017 grad rates

State education officials plan to release Minnesota's 2017 high school graduation rates Tuesday morning.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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