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Education coverage includes what's working, what's not working, how our kids are doing, how our college students are paying for their educations, the achievement gaps, teachers, students, parents, district schools, charter schools, private schools — and your contributions and opinions are welcome. 

Our weekly Education Newsletter highlights articles, blog posts, events, and links. For example, look for lots of links to thoughtful discussions of education issues from Beth Hawkins at MinnPost and Diane Ravitch at Education Week.

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Journeys: Open Door students tell stories of perseverance

By Rebekah Peterson, My Broadsheet

Gina Cuesta, front, is currently a student in Open Door’s Advanced ESL course. She moved to Minnesota a little over a year ago from Columbia and has been in the program for ten months. She hopes her improved English language skills will help her find a job in an office setting or at a school. She said, “My English is very well since I’ve been here. The teachers are nice and very helpful.”

Wednesday night, several students from Open Door Learning Center will share their stories of overcoming barriers of language and culture at a reading at the Loft Literary Center.

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Higher education omnibus budget bill increases financial aid, freezes tuition

By Caitlin Biegler, Minnesota Budget Bites

The higher education bill for the FY 2014-15 biennium (Senate File 1236) invests $250 million in additional general fund resources to help the state continue to build a highly educated workforce and make higher education more affordable for Minnesotans.

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Solutions Not Suspensions: Student summit organizes for school discipline changes

By Christina Cerruti, TC Daily Planet

Jeron Mariani of the Youthrive organization (speaking) and Malika Musa, a student from Hopkins High School. (Photo by Christina Cerruti)

About a hundred middle and high school students from the Twin Cities metro area gathered at the Solutions Not Suspensions summit at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs of the University of Minnesota on May 11. They came to share their experiences with discipline procedures in their classrooms and to discuss how they think disciplinary action should be in their schools.

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Higher education budget heads to Dayton's desk

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

Rep. Gene Pelowski describes provisions of the conference committee report on the omnibus higher education bill HF1692, during floor debate May 17. The bill passed 76-56. (Photo by Paul Battaglia)

A budget bill that would freeze tuition at Minnesota’s public colleges and universities is one step away from becoming law.

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K-12 spending plan nears finish line

By Sarah Lemagie, Session Daily

A $15.7 billion plan to fund Minnesota’s schools is clearing its final hurdles at the Capitol.

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Health care appropriations target children's services

By Susan Hegarty, Session Daily

Besides authorizing Medical Assistance coverage for early intervention treatment of children with autism, a bill re-passed by the House late Friday would require large employers to offer insurance benefits for autism spectrum disorder therapy.

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What is Developmental Dual Language?

By Mary Turck, TC Daily Planet

Green Central is implementing a program called Developmental Dual Language, one of four dual language approaches in MPS, along with Two-Way Dual Language Programs, Transitional Dual Language Programs, and Heritage and Culture programs. The program is also in place at Jefferson in grades K-2 and at Andersen United elementary school. A working document from MPS describes the goals of DDL:

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Minneapolis school superintendent Bernadeia Johnson meets Latino parents from Green Central Park school

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Bernadeia Johnson at meeting with Latino families. (Photo by Sheila Regan)

When Mayela de la Rosa Cardenas invited me to a meeting between Latino parents at Green Central and Minneapolis Public School Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson, I accepted without hesitation.

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Ordered out, invited in

By Sheila Regan, Behind the Story

I've attended a number of meetings at schools, but I've only been told to leave one.

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