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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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Vindication for fidgeters: Movement may help students with ADHD concentrate

Vindication for fidgeters: Movement may help students with ADHD concentrate

There's a correlation between physical movement and mental work, new research suggests. For kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, that may mean bouncing a knee helps sharpen their focus.

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MN statewide student testing to resume Friday

Technical woes forced officials to shut down the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments science exam Wednesday and Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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MN suspends student testing after latest online 'attack'

The state teachers union head wants the state to toss this year's Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments after officials were forced again to suspend testing Wednesday and Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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For 91-year-old U prof, one last lecture but lots left to do

For 91-year-old U prof, one last lecture but lots left to do

John Fraser Hart is retiring after 48 years teaching geography at the University of Minnesota. But the small town expert isn't done yet.
by Dan Olson

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Page tells students he is proof they can do great things

Page tells students he is proof they can do great things

Inspired by a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, Alan Page became a Minnesota Viking and a state Supreme Court justice. He's convinced that young people can solve society's problems.
by Laura Yuen

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Six University of Minnesota presidents on the value of education

Six University of Minnesota presidents on the value of education

Six University of Minnesota presidents from over the past 40 years gathered to share their wit and wisdom.

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