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‘At what point does it break?’ Nation’s Report Card at risk, researchers say
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is one of the few federal education initiatives that the Trump Administration has vowed to preserve. But the administration has slashed the staff responsible for keeping the series of tests up to date. And the board overseeing the assessment has eliminated more than a dozen scheduled tests over the next seven years, citing “cost efficiencies.”
Minnetonka police, fire departments launch drones as first responders for some calls
The Minnetonka police and fire departments are launching a new program to respond to 911 calls — one that will see drones arrive on-scene before emergency responders for some calls. 
Authorities in Mankato are investigating an early Monday morning fire that killed two children and left a woman seriously injured.
Ojibwe jingle dress brings education, healing to the State Fair
Regalia made in remembrance of Indigenous people impacted by violence is on display in the State Fair’s Fine Arts Center. The jingle dress features names of missing and murdered relatives inside red handprints.