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Education News

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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

U to close its campus day care. Parents are not happy

In her letter to center parents, the dean of the College of Education and Human Development said the closure will make room for expansions to the Shirley Moore Laboratory School.
by John Enger

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TIES, metro school tech collaborative, votes to dissolve

The Technology and Information Educational Services cooperative has accumulated about $13.6 million in debt as many school districts have gone elsewhere for technology products and tech support.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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St. Paul teachers authorize strike vote

The union has proposed increased support staffing and extending funding for a "restorative practices" discipline approach.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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St. Paul schools apologize for hundreds of stuck kids after snowstorm

St. Paul schools apologize for hundreds of stuck kids after snowstorm

Angry parents lambasted the school district after students were stuck in schools and on buses late into the night Monday. Some children were ferried home in police squad cars. The superintendent publicly apologized Tuesday afternoon.
by Tim Nelson and Solvejg Wastvedt

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McNally Smith came within 'hair's breadth' of reopening

McNally Smith came within 'hair's breadth' of reopening

After McNally Smith College of Music closed in late December, an effort to reopen the school as a nonprofit continued. But the deal fell through at the eleventh hour.
by Peter Cox

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Is hate speech free speech?

Is hate speech free speech?

Should hateful, disrespectful or bullying words be censored? Or is this free speech guaranteed under the First Amendment?
by MPR News Staff

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Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade

Shackled Legacy: Universities and the Slave Trade

As more schools begin to confront their participation in slavery, they also consider how to make amends.

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District: Consulting biz not a conflict for Mpls. schools enrollment head

The Minneapolis school district says a top enrollment administrator's education consulting business helping families navigate school choices does not present a conflict of interest.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Minnesota's school accountability plan wins federal approval

Schools flagged multiple times as low-performing will be required to direct some of their federal funding toward improvement plans. Those schools will also undergo yearly state audits and get access to increased staff training and regional specialists.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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A school's way to fight phones in class: Lock 'em up

A school's way to fight phones in class: Lock 'em up

At a Boston charter school, administrators take students' phones and lock them in a soft pouch until the end of the day. "It sucks," grumbles one student.

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