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Minnesota math performance slipping; reading up slightly

Minnesota math performance slipping; reading up slightly

Statewide proficiency gaps between students of color and white students have widened for every racial group in both reading and math since the state set its 2012 gap-reduction goal.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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NTSB: School blast site still too unsafe to investigate

NTSB: School blast site still too unsafe to investigate

It will take "extensive work" to make the Minnehaha Academy site safe for investigators, an NTSB official said Friday. A father-son team was moving the gas meter before the natural gas explosion, he added.
by Peter Cox

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Construction worker in critical condition after distracted driving crash

Construction worker in critical condition after distracted driving crash

A 33-year-old mother of six was struck Monday by a 19-year old driver who authorities say was checking her phone. Distracted driving is a factor in one of every four crashes in the state.
by Dan Kraker

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Yarn rainbow fills skies inside Mall of America

Yarn rainbow fills skies inside Mall of America

The 60-foot-tall installation is artist Eric Rieger's largest so far, a milestone in a career that started with graffiti and has led to what some call 'yarn-bombing.'
by Euan Kerr

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Study: Most Minn. sex buyers are married, white men with disposable income

The University of Minnesota has published a first-of-its-kind statewide approach to examine the demographics of Minnesota's sex buyers, the least understood aspect of the commercial sex trade.
by Dan Kraker

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Border-spanning adventure trail in the works for northern Minn.

Border-spanning adventure trail in the works for northern Minn.

An adventure touring trail that could span as many as 500 miles may open as soon as next summer, but local officials are less than enthusiastic.
by Dan Gunderson

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Minnesota presses new plan to grade school performance

State officials are close to changing the measures used to evaluate schools performance. Skeptics warn the plan may end up lowering the bar for school success.
by Solvejg Wastvedt

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Reporting, memories from the I-35W bridge collapse

Reporting, memories from the I-35W bridge collapse

A look back at MPR News' coverage of the day the I-35W bridge collapsed, as well as memories from those who lived and worked in the area the day it fell.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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