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US Secretary of Ed. backs same-sex marriage

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, a member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, says he supports gay marriage.

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Teacher of the Year wants attention paid to racial disparities

Jackie Roehl has taught at Edina High School since 1998. She works on what's called culturally responsive teaching that focuses on improving achievement for minority students.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Notes in the Margins: Fraud, transcripts and profs from the military

Real Work for Future M.B.A.s For decades, companies have relied on business-school students to be unpaid consultants, assessing takeover or expansion opportunities. But now some companies are placing entire brands in the hands of students. (The Wall Street Journal) Colleges fight fraud with more coursework Colleges at risk for fraud deter scammers by assigning more work. (USA…
by Alex Friedrich

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Map: Rates of free or reduced lunch in Minnesota schools

Map: Rates of free or reduced lunch in Minnesota schools

This map shows the percentage of students in each Minnesota school district who receive free or reduced lunch, which is typically used as an indicator of the poverty level in a community.

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Advanced placement surges as tool for raising school standards

Advanced placement surges as tool for raising school standards

In the next two weeks, 2 million students will take 3.7 million end-of-year AP exams -- figures well over double those from a decade ago. With no national curriculum, AP has become the de facto gold standard for high school rigor. States and high schools are pushing AP classes and exams as a way to raise standards across the board.

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Calif.'s 4th year of teacher layoff warnings spur concerns

A new term is being bandied about in California schools these days - "the RIFing season," which refers to the "reduction in force" letters notifying teachers they may be laid off at the end of the school year.

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US revamps student work-visa program after abuses

The State Department announced major changes Friday to one of its premier cultural-exchange programs following an investigation by The Associated Press that found widespread abuses.

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40 years later, Minneapolis parents recall busing's start

40 years later, Minneapolis parents recall busing's start

Four decades ago, cities across the country were being forced by the courts to desegregate their schools through busing. At the same time, a group of parents in south Minneapolis, some black, some white, persuaded the city's school board to voluntarily bus students between two schools to make both schools more diverse.
by Brandt Williams

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Archive KSTP report on Hale/Field school busing program

In the fall of 1971 the Minneapolis School Board started an integration program, busing students between Hale school and Field Elementary school. This 1972 video from KSTP via the Minnesota Historical Society examines the effects of the program.

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Reporter's notebook: Being bused to school

Reporter's notebook: Being bused to school

MPR reporter Brandt Williams was one of the thousands of students in the mid-1970s who participated in the Hale/Field pairing in an attempt to make schools more racially diverse.
by Brandt Williams

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