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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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March 29, 2023 5:27 AM

Wisconsin school bans Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet from class concert

Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."

by The Associated Press

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March 28, 2023 4:00 AM

With upcoming vote, U of M joins national wave of higher-ed unionization efforts

If successful, University of Minnesota graduate student workers would join graduate students who have recently unionized at other universities including Temple University and the University of Chicago.

by Abbey Machtig

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March 27, 2023 11:33 AM

Police: Nashville shooter bought 7 guns before school attack

Nashville police released video Tuesday from a body-worn camera that shows a team of officers entering and searching an elementary school, then confronting and opening fire on an assailant who had murdered three children and three adults in the latest school shooting to roil the nation.

by The Associated Press

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March 26, 2023 5:10 AM

To help new students adapt, some colleges are eliminating grades

Amid growing concerns about mental health, some schools seek to ease the pressure on first-year students. Critics say this "ungrading" amounts to coddling and could set them up for failure.

by Jon Marcus

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March 24, 2023 11:14 AM

Legislators consider bill requiring ethnic studies in Minnesota high schools

A bill that would require Minnesota school districts offer optional ethnic studies classes has advanced through committee with amendments.

by Elizabeth Shockman

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March 22, 2023 5:04 PM

U seeks state help with tuition shortfall, potential merger fallout

The University of Minnesota is calling on the Legislature to help it offset a tuition shortfall and potentially buy health facilities it currently operates with Fairview Health Services ahead of a proposed merger with Sanford Health.

by Tom Crann and Megan Burks

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March 21, 2023 7:58 AM

Legacy grant lifts Duluth Black nonprofit, launches creative space Studio X

Imagine you're retiring from your job, and your employer says, “Here's $100,000 to give to any local organization you want.” In Duluth, that scenario led to the creation of Studio X.

by Dan Kraker

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March 19, 2023 8:30 AM

Students urge University of Minnesota to better fund scholarship, Native American studies

Students and activists protested in the freezing cold to urge the University of Minnesota to follow through on promises to tribal communities. At the top of their list was an expansion of a tuition program they say too few can access.

by Feven Gerezgiher

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March 17, 2023 4:45 PM

Bemidji State University set to lay off 23 employees

The decision was made to address a $9 million loss in revenue which also created a $9 million deficit for the university. BSU attributes this to an almost 20 percent decrease in enrollment in the dawn of COVID-19.

by Mathew Holding Eagle III