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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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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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Conservative speaker heading to University of Minnesota

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.
by The Associated Press

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University of Minnesota delays child care center closure

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.
by Peter Cox

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Minnesota schools say they're taking all threats seriously

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.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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