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April 3, 2009 10:36 AM

Obama pledges to renew partnership with Europe

President Barack Obama spoke before a French and German audience at a town-hall style gathering in Strasbourg today, pledging to work to repair damaged relations with Europe.

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April 2, 2009 5:29 PM

Grown ups come out to play at Studio Bricolage

Tomorrow evening, a group of adults will gather in a workshop in South Minneapolis just to make stuff. Studio Bricolage caters to grown-ups who have taken their children to crafts classes and alwys felt an urge to join in. This Friday's theme is paper, and visitors will be able, amongst other things, to learn how to make full-size paper suits.

by Euan Kerr

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April 1, 2009 5:00 PM

St. Olaf students win Rube Goldberg competition

How many St. Olaf College students does it take to change a light bulb? Apparently the answer is 11 -- and it takes them 239 steps and nearly two full minutes to get the job done.

by Tom Crann

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April 1, 2009 9:31 AM

Minneapolis charter school to get EPA monitoring

A charter school in north Minneapolis is one of 62 across the nation that will get extra testing for air quality.

by Tom Weber

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March 26, 2009 4:30 PM

Fed money stimulates construction of NE MN physics lab

Stimulus money will fund dozens of jobs to build a big physics experiment in northeast Minnesota.

by Bob Kelleher

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March 26, 2009 11:34 AM

Bethel University opens new commons, inaugurates new president

Bethel University opens a new student commons and inaugurates a new president this week.

by Tim Post

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March 26, 2009 3:00 AM

For-profit colleges fight effort to ban state aid to students

Some Minnesota lawmakers think students who attend private for-profit institutions, like business schools or barber colleges, shouldn't be eligible for state tuition grants.

by Tim Post

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March 25, 2009 4:17 PM

How to close the achievement gap

As Minnesota lawmakers spar over the state's education budget, two education experts discuss what Minnesota can do to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color.

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March 24, 2009 9:34 AM

Key lawmakers sell their education funding proposals

K-12 education funding is 40 percent of the state budget. Gov. Pawlenty and House and Senate lawmakers are considering different education funding proposals in the face of a $4.6 billion deficit.

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March 24, 2009 7:18 AM

Carstarphen hired to lead Austin, Texas schools

St. Paul schools Superintendent Meria Carstarphen was formally offered the top job in the Austin, Texas, schools on Monday.

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