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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Drowning deaths of two autistic kids push water worries to the surface in Minnesota

Drowning deaths of two autistic kids push water worries to the surface in Minnesota

The recent deaths of two Twin Cities-area children have renewed calls to do more to help protect autistic kids, who experts say can be drawn to water. Advocates, though, say the need goes beyond children on the spectrum.
by Kyra Miles

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8 school districts to watch as Minnesotans go to the polls Nov. 5

8 school districts to watch as Minnesotans go to the polls Nov. 5

More than 300 districts have open board seats to fill in this year’s elections. Some will ask voters to approve crucial funding measures. Here are a few key races and questions to watch.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Minnesota Daily reporter cuffed, detained while covering campus protest

Minnesota Daily reporter cuffed, detained while covering campus protest

Second-year student and reporter Tyler Church was covering Monday’s afternoon’s occupation of Morrill Hall by pro-Palestinian protesters when he was apprehended and placed in flex cuffs by university police.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Scholarships named for journalist critically injured by Minneapolis police in 2020

Scholarships named for journalist critically injured by Minneapolis police in 2020

Communities United Against Police Brutality is offering four $5,000 scholarships to Minnesota student journalists in the name of Linda Tirado, who announced that she is dying from injuries she sustained while covering the uprising that followed the 2020 police murder of George Floyd.
by Cari Spencer

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U of M students call for release of 11 arrested divestment protesters

U of M students call for release of 11 arrested divestment protesters

Dozens of University of Minnesota students rallied outside the Hennepin County Jail Tuesday, demanding the release of 11 people who were arrested in an occupation of a building on campus Monday.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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A $2.1 million deficit at STEP Academy may make it the largest charter school to close in history

A $2.1 million deficit at STEP Academy may make it the largest charter school to close in history

Monday night at a board meeting for STEP Academy two board members resigned and the finance director admitted the school is bleeding cash. At the beginning of the school year, its deficit was $800,000. It is now $2.1 million.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Listen: Investigative reporter explains STEP Academy's financial peril

Listen: Investigative reporter explains STEP Academy's financial peril

Jeffrey Meitrodt, investigative reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune, joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer on Morning Edition to break down what he says could be the “largest charter school failure in Minnesota history.”
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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