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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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Superintendents of two small in Blue Earth County districts welcome return of SROs

St. Clair Superintendent Tim Collins and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial Superintendent Mark Westerburg joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the decision to reinstate school resource officers.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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As student mental health needs leap, schools seek a next generation of counselors

As student mental health needs leap, schools seek a next generation of counselors

A nearly $7 million federal grant is helping address Minnesota’s long standing shortage of school counselors. Those doing the work now in northwestern Minnesota say the needs are greater than ever.
by Dan Gunderson

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In St. Paul schools, gender-neutral bathrooms have proven safer for all students

In St. Paul schools, gender-neutral bathrooms have proven safer for all students

Gender-neutral bathrooms in schools have been the focus of questions and political debate across the country. Johnson Senior High School in St. Paul, which made all of its bathrooms gender neutral in 2016, has some answers.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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U says hackers may have stolen decades of student, worker data

U says hackers may have stolen decades of student, worker data

University of Minnesota officials on Thursday acknowledged that a data breach initially reported last month exposed personal information on students, potential students and employees from 1989 to 2021, including Social Security numbers.
by MPR News Staff

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'We're all clear': Ellison says latest moves should end questions over police in schools

'We're all clear': Ellison says latest moves should end questions over police in schools

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told MPR News on Thursday he believes his latest legal memo and a meeting with state and local leaders and law enforcement will resolve the controversy around how officers can restrain students in schools.
by MPR News Staff

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Early education experts converge in Minneapolis to find best outcomes for babies

Early education experts converge in Minneapolis to find best outcomes for babies

The Zero to Three LEARN Conference which wrapped up Wednesday brought a few thousand early educators, researchers and pediatricians to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
by Kyra Miles

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