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Survey Says: 64% of MN parents want kids in school this fall
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently conducted an informal survey asking Minnesota families about their experience with distance learning and their hopes for the upcoming school year. ...
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New TV series celebrates everyday Americans who “get their hands dirty”
CBS has launched a new TV show called Tough As Nails. The reality competition series celebrates "everyday Americans who get their hands dirty while working long, hard hours to keep the country running...
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MN teachers’ union announces endorsements of only DFL candidates
Keeping to Education Minnesota’s political history of almost exclusively, with rare exceptions, supporting one political party and its affiliates, the teachers' union recently announced its endorsem...
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School leaders call for billions more in additional education aid—are they crying wolf?
As we continue to wait for school reopening plans to unfold, school leaders across the country and the national teachers' union are repeating an all-to-familiar call for increased education spending, ...
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Pediatricians call for school reopenings this fall
Minnesota schools have been directed to develop three contingency plans in preparation for the 2020 school year. As school and state leaders weigh their options, the nation's pediatricians are strongl...
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