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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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Six Hamline University students suspended from football for dressing as African tribesmen

By Ndze Ntuv Evaristus Tunka, African News Journal
Six Hamline University students, all football players were suspended last week from the team by school authorities for wearing blackface and dressing as African tribesmen for an off campus HalloweeMORE »

Minnesota’s public libraries: Priceless, in dollars and sense

By Lee Egerstrom, Minnesota 2020
People in southeastern Minnesota were reminded of the value of their public libraries when torrential August rains caused massive flooding, destroying homes and businesses.MORE »

Swiftboat torpedoes Robbinsdale school levy

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
A shadow campaign led by anti-public education zealot Paul Dorr used lies, racism and fear to sink Robbinsdale’s school district levy referendum on Tuesday.

Robbinsdale District 281 asked vo

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Cristo Rey students gain life skills in and out of the classroom

By Colette Davidson, Special to the TC Daily Planet

Olivia Love, Amber Ligitt and Sastia Peters work on computer research in Don Beach's class.
Photo by Colette Davidson

The Cristo Rey high school means business—and that includes putting students to work at local businesses.

It’s Halloween and fourteen-year old Juan Jose is dressed in a slick red button-down

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Because God Said: Youth ministry uses deception to gain access to public schools

By Jeff Fecke, Minnesota Monitor
When You Can Run But You Cannot Hide held its annual fundraising gala last Saturday night, group founder Bradlee Dean was emphatic about his ministry's message.

"We passed out over 100,000 t

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Property Taxes: We’re all in the same boat

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
Gov. Pawlenty doesn’t pay his bills. School district levies will be decided on Tuesday, but a victory at the polls doesn’t mean the problem is solved.MORE »

Suburban school district seeks to ban gay-straight alliance

By Andy Birkey, Minnesota Monitor
The Osseo school district in the western Twin Cities suburbs is fighting a string of court decisions ordering the school to allow a gay-straight alliance (GSA) access to school facilities.MORE »

The ugly truth

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
The contrast is stark: Progressives want to help children get the education they deserve while conservatives would throw students overboard to save a few pennies on their taxes.

Phil Krinkie

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Levy – why bother?

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
Minnesota 2020 continues to examine state K-12 education funding and the resulting levy requests. On Oct.MORE »

From zero to $1,000 in 13 hours?

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
Minnesota 2020 continues to examine K-12 education levy requests. On Oct. 12, we reported on the state’s inadequate investment in schools that led to 101 levy requests this year. On Oct.MORE »
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