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Protests prompt Minneapolis school board to rehire employees

Protesters claimed the district fires people of color in disproportionately high numbers and demanded six employees be rehired or recommended for rehiring.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Playground case could breach barrier between tax coffers, religious schools

Playground case could breach barrier between tax coffers, religious schools

The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether Missouri should provide a grant to a church preschool, or if that violates the state's constitution. The state's new governor has abandoned the rule.
by Nina Totenberg

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Schools will soon have to put in writing if they 'lunch shame'

Schools will soon have to put in writing if they 'lunch shame'

Advocates hope the recent law out of N.M., banning school staff from shaming kids for not having lunch money, helps to shape policies the USDA is requiring school districts write by July 1.
by Megan Kamerick

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Sen. Franken pushes grants to forge school, career links

Sen. Franken pushes grants to forge school, career links

Sen. Al Franken plans to introduce a bill to provide grants for partnerships between schools and industries like health care, engineering and technology.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Here's the fine print on the country's biggest-ever free college plan

Here's the fine print on the country's biggest-ever free college plan

Freedom's just another word for ... a full-ride scholarship, with strings attached. New York's vast new scholarship program has brought praise, and some nitpicking.

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Lawmaker's childhood experience drives New Mexico's 'lunch shaming' ban

Lawmaker's childhood experience drives New Mexico's 'lunch shaming' ban

New Mexico has made it illegal to stigmatize students who cannot pay for their lunches. State Sen. Michael Padilla, who introduced the bill, says he had to mop cafeteria floors as a foster child.
by Erica Ryan

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