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Are charter schools the answer to America's public education challenges?

Are charter schools the answer to America's public education challenges?

The new education secretary is a champion of charter schools. Are charter schools the answer to America's public education challenges? A new debate from the Intelligence Squared series explores the issues.
by MPR News Staff

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102-year-old Rochester man honored with high school diploma

102-year-old Rochester man honored with high school diploma

A 102-year-old Rochester man can finally call himself a high school graduate. Leon Swendsen, a World War II veteran,says the honor "affects me more than anything."
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At 5, girl becomes youngest to qualify for National Spelling Bee

At 5, girl becomes youngest to qualify for National Spelling Bee

The folks at Scripps are already calling Edith Fuller the latest "spellebrity." She beat eighth-graders and other students in Tulsa., Okla., to advance to the big bee.

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The impact of poverty on the goals of public education

The impact of poverty on the goals of public education

"The View from Room 205." A documentary about the impact of poverty and societal disfunction on the goals of public education. It was produced by public radio station WBEZ in Chicago.
by MPR News Staff

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Auditor: Testing takes up significant school time, has limited usefulness

Auditor: Testing takes up significant school time, has limited usefulness

A report from the state legislative auditor evaluated the state-wide Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, given to middle and high schoolers in math, reading and science, and the statewide ACCESS test for English language learners.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Supreme Court won't say if trans teen can pick bathroom

The Supreme Court is leaving the issue of transgender rights in schools to lower courts for now after backing out of a high-profile case Monday of a Virginia high school student who sued to be able to use the boys' bathroom.
by The Associated Press

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Flip the script: Cursive sees revival in school instruction

Alabama and Louisiana passed laws in 2016 mandating cursive proficiency in public schools, the latest of 14 states that require cursive. And New York City schools encourage teaching cursive.
by Associated Press

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Augsburg College to become Augsburg University in September

Augsburg College to become Augsburg University in September

School officials say the name change reflects the fact that Augsburg already offers nine graduate degree programs in addition to more than 50 undergraduate degree programs.
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