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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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Can school resource officers make schools safer?
Minnesota communities have been rethinking the role of police in schools. MPR News with Angela Davis talks with current and former school resource officers about the role of SROs and whether they can keep schools safer without sending teenagers into the criminal justice system.   
Push for more Minnesota child care funding falls short as legislative session winds down
DFLers seeking a $500 million spending deal to help limit child care costs to no more than 7 percent of family income conceded that won’t happen this session and are focusing instead on securing $36 million for kids and families in a supplemental budget.
Minnesota says 4-year graduation rates slipped, but that’s not the case
The Minnesota Department of Education last month reported graduation rates dipped in 2023, renewing concerns around the state’s public schools. But a closer look at the data finds graduation rates are actually climbing. Here’s what happened.
‘Fingers crossed, words on fire’: Moorhead speech team off to state tournament after winning last 7 years
The Spuds won the 8AA Sections tournament for the 29th consecutive year. Twenty-six will compete at the state tournament in Shakopee this weekend.
Meet the Minnesota researchers working to prevent another mass shooting
James Densley and Jillian Peterson are hoping to turn their research into prevention through the Violence Prevention Project Research Center at Hamline University.
Michigan school shooter’s parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison
Jennifer and James Crumbley are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting. They were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors presented evidence of an unsecured gun at home and indifference toward the teen’s mental health.