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Minnesota candidates: No Child Left Behind not working

Minnesota candidates: No Child Left Behind not working

Concerns about how federal education regulations are affecting Minnesota schools are turning up in the race for governor.
by Tim Pugmire

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Is there a youth 'brain drain' in rural Minnesota?

Plenty of talk is out there about how young people are leaving small towns, like those in our state. Authors of a new book called "Hollowing Out The Middle" have sent out an alarm for leaders of local communities to heed: You are letting young people slip away.

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Brain drain in rural America

Brain drain in rural America

Sociologists Patrick Carr and Maria Kefalas spent two years in a small town in Iowa trying to find out why so many young people are leaving rural America. What they found was that many small towns are playing a role in their own demise, by pushing the best and brightest to leave and under-investing in those who stay.

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U of M, MnSCU plan tuition hikes to cope with state budget deficit

U of M, MnSCU plan tuition hikes to cope with state budget deficit

University of Minnesota plans to raise tuition 7.5 percent next year, but that increase could be larger if the U faces deeper than anticipated cuts during the next legislative session.
by Tim Post

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St. Louis County to close 4 rural schools, build 2

Voters in northern Minnesota have narrowly approved a $78 million construction plan for the St. Louis County school district, including closing four aging schools and building two new ones.
by Tom Weber

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12 Minnesota schools get $500,000 to teach Chinese

Twelve Minnesota schools are to split nearly $500,000 from the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing, China, to teach Chinese language and culture.

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St. Louis County headed to polls on property tax vote

Voters in St. Louis county head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to raise their own property taxes to pay for nearly $80 million in construction projects.
by Tom Weber

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Aid cushions blow of state tuition hikes

Aid cushions blow of state tuition hikes

The average yearly tuition at Minnesota's public and private colleges has gone up 82 percent in the last decade. However, increases in financial aid have cushioned the blow of those tuition increases in Minnesota.
by Tim Post

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