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To boost kids’ reading, Minnesota schools start to shift the way they teach
Schools are working now to overhaul literacy teaching to comply with a new state law, the Read Act. A visit to one Minnesota district shows the hopes and challenges that come with overturning decades of instructional practice.
What Trump’s executive orders mean for Native American students in Minnesota
At the core of what’s called the federal government’s “trust responsibility” to tribal nations is the idea that in exchange for nearly two billion acres of land cessions nationwide, the federal government has an obligation to make good on treaties and legal agreements.
Students, unions speak out after ICE detains University of Minnesota graduate student 
In a statement, university leaders said ICE detained an international graduate student at an off-campus residence on Thursday. The U did not say why the student was taken into custody but the incident raised fears of reprisals against students for expressing their views.
Trump administration reinstates teacher training grants at UMN, St. Thomas, pending appeal
Following a court order from a federal judge in Maryland, the U.S. Department of Education reinstated teacher training grants this week to the University of Minnesota and the University of St. Thomas.
Stunning end to a long career: North Minneapolis charter school names interim leader after firing founder
Harvest Best founder Eric Mahmoud was seen as a visionary for helping Black students at the north Minneapolis school. Firing him was “not a decision that came easily,” a board member says. The board named an interim leader this week.
Special ed faces cuts as Minneapolis schools struggle to close $75M budget gap
District leaders had previously signaled school nutrition and special education would be affected by the cuts. The board’s finance committee Tuesday night said the total number of position cuts hasn’t been finalized. Protesters at the meeting pushed back on proposed cuts.