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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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December 18, 2012 3:00 PM

How do schools handle crises?

The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary triggered a lockdown plan that teachers and students had practiced - and in fact, activated - on many occasions. How do Minnesota's schools handle crises?

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December 17, 2012 7:21 AM

Minnesota teachers are prepared to handle school shootings

Julie Blaha, president of the teachers union in the Anoka-Hennepin school district, spoke with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about how teachers will talk about the Connecticut school shooting rampage with their students.

by Cathy Wurzer

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December 17, 2012 7:16 AM

Coaches are highest paid at U of M

The highest-paid employees at the University of Minnesota last year were men's basketball coach Tubby Smith and football coach Jerry Kill.

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December 17, 2012 7:10 AM

School shootings: Are Minnesota schools prepared?

After Friday's school shooting in Newtown, Conn., we wanted to look at how Minnesota schools prepare for such an event. Did schools make changes after the 2005 Red Lake school shooting? How does Minnesota compare with other states?

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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December 17, 2012 2:00 AM

Ranks of English learners swelling in Minnesota schools

Nearly 65,000 English learner students are enrolled in Minnesota schools, representing more than 200 languages. That number has grown rapidly in the past two decades, soaring by 50,000, a 300 percent increase in English learners.

by Mike Zittlow

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December 17, 2012 2:00 AM

In Minnesota, the world in the classroom

The challenge of learning English can have many dimensions for the thousands of Minnesota students identified as English language learners. For some, it is a matter of survival in a new country. For all, it takes resolve, resilience and time.

by Alexandra Sobiech

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December 17, 2012 2:00 AM

In Minn., new tactics to help immigrant students

To boost English learners' performance, some Minnesota schools are trying new approaches designed to help them more quickly grasp the language. Among them is Kennedy Elementary in Willmar, Minn., which has a growing number of students from Somalia.

by Tim Post

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December 17, 2012 2:00 AM

English language programs trace roots to mid-1970s

Though immigration has been a prominent feature of U.S. growth since the nation's founding, the modern age of English language learning programs traces back to only the mid-1970s.

by Alexander Holston