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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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

New bills look to track student absenteeism data faster, hopes to find solutions

New bills look to track student absenteeism data faster, hopes to find solutions

In 2023, more than a quarter of students missed at least 10 percent of school. Some legislators want the state to reconsider how it’s addressing chronic absenteeism.
by Nina Moini and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Ellison: Trump order on transgender athletes violates Minnesota law

Ellison: Trump order on transgender athletes violates Minnesota law

Attorney General Keith Ellison’s opinion comes days after the Trump administration said it would investigate the state high school league’s plan to follow state law and let students participate in sports consistent with their gender identity, despite the president’s executive order.
by Elizabeth Shockman and Dana Ferguson

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Wisconsin’s Northland College to close at the end of the academic year

Wisconsin’s Northland College to close at the end of the academic year

In early 2024, it was unclear whether Northland would continue but the college announced it would drastically reduce its majors and cut staff. Despite these efforts, the board chair said the school no longer has the resources to continue.
by MPR News Staff

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Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it

Lawmaker who led state to require ethnic studies in schools decries effort to undo it

State Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura, DFL-Minneapolis, authored the bill that set ethnic studies standards a few years ago. She joined Morning Edition host Cathy Wurzer on Wednesday in response to Republican Rep. Ron Kresha’s legislation.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Dangerous cold across Minnesota leads to more school delays for Wednesday

Dangerous cold across Minnesota leads to more school delays for Wednesday

Some Minnesota school districts have announced they’ll be starting classes late or moving to online learning on Wednesday, Feb. 19, as a stretch of dangerously cold conditions continues across the region.
by Andrew Krueger

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Extreme cold prompts school delays, closures across Minnesota for Tuesday

Extreme cold prompts school delays, closures across Minnesota for Tuesday

Dangerously cold air that has settled across the Upper Midwest this week has prompted some school districts in Minnesota — including Minneapolis and St. Paul — to cancel classes on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
by Andrew Krueger

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Ellison tells Minnesota schools to follow law if immigration authorities show up

Ellison tells Minnesota schools to follow law if immigration authorities show up

Responding to the Trump administration’s decision to allow immigration enforcement in schools, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday advised district leaders to ensure that they and any federal officials who arrive at schools follow legal protocols. 
by Elizabeth Shockman

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University of St. Thomas scrambling after Dept. of Ed cuts millions in funding

University of St. Thomas scrambling after Dept. of Ed cuts millions in funding

The $6.3 million grant was targeted under President Donald Trump’s effort to cut programs the government considers “diversity, equity and inclusion,” or DEI.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Lukas Levin

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