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Lynch has appealed sexual misconduct cases at U of M. Now what?
Minnesota Gopher basketball player Reggie Lynch has appealed two cases in which internal University of Minnesota investigations found he violated student codes of conduct. Here's a look at the process.
Dakota County Technical and Community College has lifted a lockdown ordered Wednesday afternoon after a student reported seeing a man on the Rosemount campus carrying what appeared to be a holstered gun.
Outcry after Louisiana teacher arrested during school board meeting
A Louisiana teacher questioned whether the school's superintendent should receive a raise. Then she was handcuffed. The city's attorney says the teacher will not face charges.
Blaine-based Infinite Campus says it could save metro school districts millions of dollars by taking over TIES, a troubled technology collaborative.
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's decision to end DACA
U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted a request by California and other states, and ordered the administration to continue the program that protects young immigrants from deportation.
School desegregation case goes to state Supreme Court
A case claiming persistent school segregation effectively denies Minnesota children an adequate education went before the state Supreme Court Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.
Insurgent St. Paul school board finds governing is no easy A
The four union-backed board members who swept the 2015 elections arrived with an ambitious set of demands. Two years after taking power, though, the board has yet to deliver most of the items on the insurgents' original list.