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May 2, 2017 8:44 AM

St. Olaf president says intensive effort underway to find people behind racist messages

David Anderson says the investigation is generating leads and that he's "optimistic" they'll catch the perpetrator, or perpetrators.

by MPR News Staff

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May 1, 2017 4:33 PM

Charges: Hopkins school aide inappropriately touched female students

A letter from the young students said David Joseph Madrigal, 54, was touching them "in a manner that made them feel scared", according to the criminal complaint.

by Solvejg Wastvedt

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May 1, 2017 1:00 PM

Federal government relaxes nutrition standards for school lunches

Schools won't have to cut the salt in meals just yet and they can serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.

by The Associated Press

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May 1, 2017 11:05 AM

4 things we don't know about AP tests

Nearly 3 million students take their Advanced Placement exams in the coming weeks. There's very little independent research on the benefits of these courses.

by Anya Kamenetz

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May 1, 2017 9:09 AM

With classes canceled, St. Olaf addresses race concerns

Students took up spots in the administration building and demanded that the college take steps in response to alleged racist incidents.

by Doualy Xaykaothao

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April 30, 2017 2:55 PM

Students protest racist threats at St. Olaf, plan campus boycott

A student reported receiving a threatening note left on her car. The note used a racial slur and read, "I am so glad you are leaving soon." Other students have reportedly found similar notes on their cars in recent weeks.

by MPR News Staff

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April 30, 2017 11:05 AM

NYC mayor announces plan for free preschool for 3-year-olds

Under de Blasio's plan, free preschool for 3-year-olds will start this fall in two low-income neighborhoods in Brooklyn and the Bronx, and then expand citywide by 2021.

by Associated Press

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April 28, 2017 5:58 AM

Minneapolis schools project cutting hundreds of positions, but numbers are preliminary

Projected reductions across the district equal 288 full-time positions, with 235 of those at schools, according to a summary from the district's human resources department.

by Solvejg Wastvedt