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Minnesota child care centers struggling with rising costs, enrollment shifts
Enrollment is rising again at Minnesota child care operations but the counts remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a new statewide survey that also found providers facing challenges with staffing and operating costs.
April storm leads to second day of school delays, e-learning days across Minnesota
Many school districts across central and northern Minnesota are starting classes late Thursday morning — or moving to online learning — to give crews more time to clear streets and highways, after a spring storm dropped more than a foot of snow.
U of M faculty accuse university leadership of censoring statements on war in Gaza
Faculty members at the University of Minnesota are accusing university leaders of censorship, after statements in support of Palestinians were removed from the websites of six U of M departments and centers.
What Trump’s executive orders mean for Native American students in Minnesota
At the core of what’s called the federal government’s “trust responsibility” to tribal nations is the idea that in exchange for nearly two billion acres of land cessions nationwide, the federal government has an obligation to make good on treaties and legal agreements.
Students, unions speak out after ICE detains University of Minnesota graduate student 
In a statement, university leaders said ICE detained an international graduate student at an off-campus residence on Thursday. The U did not say why the student was taken into custody but the incident raised fears of reprisals against students for expressing their views.
Trump administration reinstates teacher training grants at UMN, St. Thomas, pending appeal
Following a court order from a federal judge in Maryland, the U.S. Department of Education reinstated teacher training grants this week to the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas.