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Teachers facing achievement gap try cross-race connections

Teachers facing achievement gap try cross-race connections

As Minnesota wrestles with some of the worst academic achievement gaps in the nation between white kids and students of color, some teachers are questioning their own practices in the classroom.
by Laura Yuen

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Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines

Rise of Latino population blurs US racial lines

Welcome to the new off-white America. A historic decline in the number of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos are blurring traditional black-white color lines, testing the limits of civil rights laws and reshaping political alliances as "whiteness" begins to lose its numerical dominance.

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Eight women who made their mark in a man's field

Eight women who made their mark in a man's field

Gender discrimination in science has been around a long time. Even so, woman scientists have made their mark. Here are eight names to know.
by Eric Ringham

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Census: Record 1 in 3 US counties are now dying

A record number of U.S. counties -- more than 1 in 3 -- are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs elsewhere.

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Minn. text hotline: a 'lifeline' in teens' pockets

The name says it all: TXT4Life. Minnesota lawmakers are moving to add the text message-based suicide prevention program to the existing statewide phone hotline.

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Westminster Forum: Anna Lappe on food, farming and hunger

Westminster Forum: Anna Lappe on food, farming and hunger

Anna Lappe, speaking at the Westminster Town Hall Forum about sustainable food and farming. She and her mother, Frances Moore Lappe, founded the Small Planet Institute researching the root causes of hunger and poverty.

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Documentary 'A Place at the Table' highlights US hunger epidemic

Documentary 'A Place at the Table' highlights US hunger epidemic

The new documentary, showing at The Lagoon in Minneapolis, highlights people across America who are struggling with hunger despite their best efforts to afford quality food.

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'I'm still innocent,' says Shattuck-St. Mary's former teacher in jailhouse interview

'I'm still innocent,' says Shattuck-St. Mary's former teacher in jailhouse interview

Former Shattuck-St. Mary's teacher Lynn Seibel, speaking publicly for the first time, said he is not guilty of sexually abusing students at the Faribault boarding school. In a jail interview with MPR News on Saturday, Seibel said he prays he will be acquitted and can return to his life as an actor in California.
by Madeleine Baran

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Minn. lawmakers discuss text suicide hotline

The proposal would establish a prevention text line that people who need help can contact to get emergency contact information. It would also provide training in schools and communities about how to use the new program.

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Wilder CEO sounds alarm on racial disparities

Wilder CEO sounds alarm on racial disparities

Minnesota's stark unemployment gap between whites and racial minorities continues to vex civic leaders. In the Twin Cities, for example, blacks are more than three times as likely as whites to be unemployed. That disparity leads the U.S. among 25 large metro areas included in a national study published last year. Local nonprofit and business communities warn that the region's economy will suffer if the gap persists.
by Laura Yuen

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