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MN auditors review alternative education programs

Minnesota's legislative auditor weighs in Wednesday on a little-examined area of education policy - alternative education programs used by struggling students to finish high school.

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Woman pleads to school embezzlement in NE Minn.

A former employee of the Lake Superior School District in northeastern Minnesota is pleading guilty to an embezzlement from the district.

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U of Minn. to showcase student fashion designs

It's the University of Minnesota's version of "Project Runway."

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Changes face No Child Left Behind; details still murky

Changes face No Child Left Behind; details still murky

This year, President Bush's landmark education policy will be revamped by the Obama administration, but Minnesota is still waiting to see how a new bill could affect education in the state.
by Tom Weber

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Lone finalist for Minneapolis superintendent to meet public

Lone finalist for Minneapolis superintendent to meet public

This is the week Minneapolis parents can "get to know" the next leader of the Minneapolis Public schools. Bernadeia Johnson, the district's deputy superintendent, is the lone finalist for the superintendent's job. She'll be at three community meetings to talk with district residents.

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Group of schools says early start could improve performance

Group of schools says early start could improve performance

Minnesota has long had a law that prevents pre-Labor Day starts, but education officials say student performance is too important to be limited by such a ban.
by Tom Weber

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Education leaders preview key issues in 2010

Education leaders preview key issues in 2010

The superintendent of Minnesota's largest school district and the president of Minnesota's teachers union discuss they key funding and education policy issues the legislature will address in the 2010 session starting February 4th.
by Tom Dooher

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Minn. college students evacuated from Machu Picchu

A group of Gustavus Adolphus College students and faculty who have been stranded near Machu Picchu in Peru have been airlifted to a nearby city.

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New federal budget ups spending on education

New federal budget ups spending on education

One area of the federal government that could see more money is education as the president is proposing to spend as much as $4 billion more nationally next year on schools.
by Tom Weber

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