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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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June 29, 2009 6:25 AM

St. Paul superintendent ends tenure this week

Tuesday is the last day on the job for the superintendent of the state's second-largest school district.

by Tom Weber

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June 29, 2009 6:00 AM

Minnesotans should insist on early-childhood education

A mom wonders why it's so expensive to give her kids the best possible start in life.

by Abigail Ramirez

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June 26, 2009 6:00 AM

Shootings highlight the extraordinary risks of ordinary life

Not all disturbed people are armed and dangerous, but any of them could be.

by Syl Jones

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June 24, 2009 4:19 PM

Audio slideshow: Somali grad night

About 450 young Somali-Americans graduated this spring from high school and colleges across Minnesota.

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June 24, 2009 11:17 AM

U of M regents approve job cuts, alcohol ban

The University of Minnesota's governing body today approved a budget that will eliminate jobs on campus and hike tuition for students.

by Tom Weber and Elizabeth Baier

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June 24, 2009 7:13 AM

Hmong group nets federal money for education efforts

The Twin Cities' Hmong American Partnership is one of 13 groups nationwide slated to receive federal grant money to support projects that help high school girls in math and science.

by Elizabeth Baier

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June 24, 2009 6:53 AM

Obama moves to simplify FAFSA form

The Obama administration plans to simplify the federal college aid form, which at 153 questions drives millions of families to give up before they finish it.

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June 24, 2009 3:15 AM

Pawlenty shifts mean schools need loans; charters especially worried

Public schools across Minnesota will have to take out loans to make up for the delays in state payments that Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced last week.

by Tom Weber

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June 23, 2009 2:24 PM

Teach For America program expands to Twin Cities

A national teaching program that targets low-income school districts announced on Tuesday it will expand its program to the Twin Cities.

by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Baier

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June 22, 2009 9:55 AM

Supreme Court: Public must pay for private special education

The Supreme Court has made it easier for parents of special education students to be reimbursed for the cost of private schooling for their children.

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