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St. Louis Park schools will allow families to opt out of LGBTQ+ books
St. Louis Park Public Schools will allow opt-outs for families who don’t want their children to read books with LGBTQ+ characters after six Somali Muslim families threatened to sue the district.
 Lawmakers walk back ban on prone restraints on students after police departments pull SROs from schools
Minnesota lawmakers are moving forward on a bill that walks back a 2023 ban on school resource officers using prone restraints on students. The bill passed the Education Policy Committee on Monday night and was re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee, which meets Tuesday evening.
Yet another FAFSA problem: Non-citizens can't fill it out
Parents who aren’t citizens aren’t able to complete the new version of the widely used financial-aid form, adding another barrier to families struggling with the college admissions process.
K-12 students learned a lot last year, but they're still missing too much school
Families will play an essential role in getting students back on track, researchers say. But it's going to take a "culture" shift around the importance of being in school.
University of Minnesota names three presidential finalists
The university’s Board of Regents whittled down the number of candidates from four to three in a meeting Friday. 
U.S. Department of Education launches investigation of Edina school district
The case comes after two Edina High School students filed a federal complaint late last year, alleging the school district discriminated against them when they were suspended for using a pro-Palestinian chant during a walkout to protest the Israel-Hamas war.