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Excerpts from Minnesota's Graduation Gap project

Highlights from the MPR News project Minnesota's Graduation Gap.

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St. Paul students call for mayor to act on school cops

St. Paul students call for mayor to act on school cops

Dozens of Central High School students confronted St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman in the city's council chambers over what they said was evidence of racial bias and abuse by school resource officers assigned to their campus.
by Emma Sapong

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Student loan debt vexing for many new grads, but there are options

Student loan debt vexing for many new grads, but there are options

Many students take on thousands of dollars in debt during college and struggle to pay it afterward. Experts say graduates have more options than they may realize to manage that debt.
by Mackenzie Martin

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Tax credits aim to help ease sting of student debt, encourage saving

Tax credits aim to help ease sting of student debt, encourage saving

Minnesotans carry the fifth-highest student debt burden in the country. But a provision in the tax bill awaiting action by Gov. Mark Dayton is aimed at giving debt-laden grads some help.
by Peter Cox

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U president says lack of bonding bill is a step backwards

U president says lack of bonding bill is a step backwards

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler has a list of spending priorities that need approval from the Legislature. He assess what state lawmakers and the governor have done -- and not done -- so far this year.

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