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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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March 2, 2018 4:38 PM

Minnesota State board picks interim chancellor Devinder Malhotra to fill chancellor role

Devinder Malhotra, the interim chancellor for the Minnesota State since last fall, will be offered a three-year contract to be chancellor.

by Peter Cox

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March 2, 2018 2:28 PM

Settlement ends Edina students' free-speech lawsuit

Members of the Young Conservatives Club at Edina High School had criticized other students for their protest during a Veterans Day assembly.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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March 2, 2018 2:22 PM

Study shows school discipline gaps for Minnesota students

A report released Friday found students of color were twice as likely to be suspended or expelled as their white peers, despite making up a smaller share of students.

by Associated Press

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March 2, 2018 4:00 AM

For students with both gifts and disabilities, choices are few

A program for the "twice-exceptional" aims to meet the needs of an underserved population of students.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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March 1, 2018 4:56 PM

Andersen elementary in Mpls. clear after cautionary lockdown

Andersen United Community School was put in code red lockdown Thursday in an "abundance of caution" over a "concerning report" that was not substantiated, a school district official said.

by MPR News Staff

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March 1, 2018 3:12 PM

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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March 1, 2018 10:32 AM

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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February 28, 2018 2:55 PM

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