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Education News

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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Education emerging as a major issue in race for governor

Education emerging as a major issue in race for governor

Education is emerging as a lightning rod issue in this year's race for governor, and Republicans say Minnesota's recent failure to win a competitive federal education grant showed that Democrats are beholden to an obstructionist teacher's union.
by Tim Pugmire

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Consultants find common faults in 32 Minn. schools

Consultants find common faults in 32 Minn. schools

A state consultant has a found some common failings among 32 of the state's lowest-performing schools, including poor leadership and a lack of parental engagement.

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Survivor urges against driving drunk

In southeastern Minnesota, the only survivor of last year's deadly Memorial Day crash that killed five people near Rochester has been speaking this week about the dangers of drinking and driving.
by Cathy Wurzer and Elizabeth Baier

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Voters in northwest Minn. district approve school building plan

Voters in the Lake Park-Audubon school district in northwest Minnesota have approved property tax increases that will allow the district to build a new high school and overhaul its elementary school.
by Tom Weber

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Payback time arrives for some Minn. schools

Overdue state aid payments to Minnesota schools will begin arriving in district accounts by week's end.

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Graduation test scores in Minn. show modest gains

Graduation test scores in Minn. show modest gains

New data from the state show more high schoolers are meeting Minnesota's graduation requirements for math, reading and writing. But those gains are modest, and there's still a wide gap between how well white students do, compared to students of color.
by Tom Weber

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Sartell 6th grader represents Minn. at Geographic Bee

A sixth-grader from Sartell Middle School is representing Minnesota at the National Geographic Bee.

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Lake Park-Audubon voters going to polls over tax hike

Lake Park-Audubon voters going to polls over tax hike

Voters in a northwestern Minnesota school district will head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to raise their property taxes to pay for construction that includes a new high school.
by Tom Weber

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Are too many attending college, when they don't need to?

Are too many attending college, when they don't need to?

Students that don't excel in high school academically still feel the pressure to pursue four year degrees. Some who study higher education question why that degree should mean more than a career certificate or an apprenticeship. Others say a BA is the only sure way to higher earning power.

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Northern Minn. school struggles with turnaround plan

Northern Minn. school struggles with turnaround plan

The 34 Minnesota school districts identified as the state's worst performing will spend the summer developing a turnaround plan to improve students' test scores. One of them is Waubun High School, which has a predominantly American Indian enrollment.
by Dan Gunderson

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