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Minnesota school test scores stabilize but COVID’s effects linger

Minnesota school test scores stabilize but COVID’s effects linger

Minnesota’s K-12 public school math and reading scores remain largely unchanged since the COVID-19-era drop, according to newly released data from the state Education Department. One positive sign: School attendance rates are rising again.
by Kyra Miles and Craig Helmstetter

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Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris

Paralympic Games opening ceremony starts the final chapter on a long summer of sport in Paris

Against the backdrop of a setting sun, thousands of athletes paraded down the famed Champs-Elysées avenue to Place de la Concorde in central Paris where French President Emmanuel Macron officially declared the Paralympic Games open.
by The Associated Press

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Job Interview: How a college stats teacher became a crop art superintendent at the State Fair

Job Interview: How a college stats teacher became a crop art superintendent at the State Fair

One of the most popular attractions at the Minnesota State Fair is crop art. Last year, curators got 240 submissions from seed artists. This year, that number went up to more than 350. So the fair decided it was time to hire someone dedicated to the exhibit.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs

Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs

President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin on Sept. 5, using a visit focused on small towns and rural areas to highlight his policies to lower costs and encourage renewable energy and advanced manufacturing.
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Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says

Trump campaign was warned not to take photos at Arlington before altercation, defense official says

Donald Trump’s campaign was warned about not taking photographs before an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery during a wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan

The Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
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After months on the run, a murder suspect falls through the ceiling and into custody

After months on the run, a murder suspect falls through the ceiling and into custody

Authorities issued a warrant in May for Deario Wilkerson’s arrest in connection with a fatal shooting. They finally captured him in Memphis this week, after he fell, so to speak, into their laps.
by Rachel Treisman

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Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters not guilty plea to burglary charge

Sen. Nicole Mitchell enters not guilty plea to burglary charge

DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell from Woodbury has entered a not guilty plea in a felony burglary case in Becker County. The defense withdrew a motion to dismiss the case and asked for a jury trial. A hearing scheduled for Friday has been cancelled.
by Dan Gunderson and Brian Bakst

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