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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.

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

Friday Roundtable: Charter school advocates push back on segregation claims

Reporting from the Associated Press found that many charter schools across the nation are racially segregated. Parents, including parents of color, say that charter schools are a good alternative for their kids.
by Kerri Miller and Suzanne Pekow

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Parents riled by U day care's pending closure vent to administration

Parents riled by U day care's pending closure vent to administration

Letters notified parents the University's Child Development Center will close in 18 months. The U plans to move a laboratory school from the main campus into the space occupied by the day care.
by Peter Cox

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Declining enrollment hurts state school coffers

Declining enrollment hurts state school coffers

Enrollment dropped for the sixth consecutive year in 2016-17 at Minnesota State colleges and universities, with full-time enrollment at nearly 132,000.
by The Associated Press

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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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