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All Things Considered with Clay Masters is your comprehensive source for afternoon news and information. Listen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every weekday.

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Minneapolis educators approve contract, classes set to resume Tuesday
Over the weekend as members voted to accept the contract and end the strike, the union and district agreed to bring teachers and support staff back on Monday as a transition day, with students returning on Tuesday.
Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospital needs falling rapidly
COVID-19 conditions continue to ease in Minnesota, with a little more than 200 patients in the hospital now and known, active cases falling significantly since the start of March.
Deal reached to end Minneapolis teachers strike; classes expected to restart Tuesday
The tentative agreement includes higher pay for some of the lowest paid educators. School will resume Tuesday if the contract is ratified by union members this weekend.
Minneapolis City Council approves police contract
Council members who opposed the deal say it failed to include provisions designed to better discipline officers or encourage more accountability.
Artists craft new ways to teach Indigenous languages
Minnesota artists say learning and writing in Indigenous language sparks their own creativity. They are building on a revitalization effort.
Equity issues at stake in the Minneapolis teacher strike
The Minneapolis NAACP is calling on the city’s public school district to raise wages for Education Support Professionals. They’re also asking the union to put more protections from layoffs for teachers of color in its contract. 
Art Hounds: Iron Range musicians jam and a new theater company opens in St. Paul
Art Hounds this week recommend you check out: The Mariah Theatre Company opening in St. Paul with the debut of Patrick Coyle’s play, “The Big Blue River;” a showcase of Iron Range musicians at the Ore House in Gilbert; and a surreal exhibit of thrift store furniture at Gustavus Adolphus in St. Peter.