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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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August 18, 2017 7:16 AM

Colleges brace for more violence amid rash of hate on campus

At college campuses, far-right extremist groups have found fertile ground to spread their messages and attract new followers.

by The Associated Press

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August 18, 2017 4:00 AM

Hamline picked to open racial healing center

The goal of the center is to make higher education institutions a place to take on issues of structural racism, racial hierarchy and white privilege.

by Peter Cox

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August 17, 2017 11:40 AM

Error exposes private info on thousands of South Wash. Co. students

Leaders of the east metro school district apologized Thursday for a massive, accidental release of information on some 9,000 students in an email attachment sent to the parents of most district students.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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August 16, 2017 6:05 PM

St. Paul schools should market to skeptical parents, consultant says

The report calls on St. Paul to hire a marketing and communications director and develop marketing plans for each school.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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August 16, 2017 7:06 AM

Texas A&M cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' rally over safety concerns

The event's organizer posted a message online stating, "Today Charlottesville, Tomorrow Texas A&M." But the school says that after consulting with law enforcement, it decided to cancel the event.

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August 15, 2017 12:00 AM

Aspen Ideas Festival: Henry Louis Gates Jr. on race and class in America

The Harvard professor and documentary filmmaker explores the question: What would we tell Martin Luther King Jr. if he came back and wanted to know what had happened?

by MPR News Staff

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August 14, 2017 6:41 AM

Ethnic studies: A movement born of a ban

After Arizona banned a Mexican-American studies curriculum in Tucson, Ariz., ethnic studies courses have taken root in districts across the country.

by Julie Depenbrock

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August 11, 2017 4:00 AM

More than scores: MN rethinks assessments of English language learners

State education officials are using an update in federal law to try to tackle one of education's thorniest problems: how to teach students with limited or no English skills.

by Solvejg Wastvedt