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Conservative speaker heading to University of Minnesota
The author and former editor of the conservative site Breitbart News is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. Monday on the university's St. Paul campus.
University of Minnesota delays child care center closure
The closing of a University of Minnesota-run child care center will be postponed while alternatives are considered.
A flurry of threats against schools have confronted Minnesota administrators in the days following the mass shooting that killed 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school.
Florida school shooting: 'abject breakdown at all levels'
The school reopens for teachers on Friday as new information about the police response to the shooting has come to light while Florida politicians call for a commission to investigate.
A new, unambiguous sexual consent policy is all about student safety, leaders of the colleges and universities system say.
Florida lawmakers advance bill requiring schools to display 'In God We Trust'
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Kimberly Daniels, said while "gun issues" need to be addressed "the real thing that needs to be addressed are issues of the heart."
Threats against schools increase since Florida shooting
Educators School Safety Network says it has recorded about 50 threats a day on average since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, compared with about 10 a day on average.