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Schools suffer five years of financial drought

By Jeff Van Wychen and John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
New research proves what educators already know: The state is financially starving Minnesota schools. Revenue for Minnesota public schools has dropped 4.4 percent since 2003.MORE »

Most teacher contracts settle by deadline

By Barb Kucera, Workday Minnesota
Bargaining has been difficult, but most school districts and local unions settled teacher contracts before Tuesday's state-imposed deadline, Education Minnesota announced.

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Science licensure: the quest for excellence

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
Minnesota education faces a supply and demand problem: As the state's demand for science teachers grows, the supply of new science teachers can't keep up.MORE »

Minneapolis, St. Paul teachers consider contracts

By staff, Workday Minnesota
With a state-imposed deadline only a week away, teachers in the Minneapolis and St.MORE »

Staring down the big test

By John Van Hecke, Minnesota 2020
Public education built Minnesota. We've grown and prospered, anchored by a collective commitment to schooling.MORE »

Three Minneapolis libraries re-open!

By Jennifer Holder, TC Daily Planet

Neighbors enjoy Roosevelt Library re-opening. Photo by Jennifer Holder.

To the delight of library staff and their loyal patrons, Roosevelt, Southeast and Webber Park public libraries reopened on Thursday, January 3.MORE »

U.S. science education: good but should be better

By John Fitzgerald, Minnesota 2020
The results of an international test of high school science students are in.
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Carpenters can turn apprentice training into a college degree

By Michael Kuchta, Workday Minnesota

Jesus Gomez, an apprentice in Carpenters Local 1644 in Minneapolis, works on an interior systems exercise. Photo by Michael Kuchta

Beginning in January, apprentices who graduate from a Carpenters’ training program in the North Central States Region will get more than a pay raise and a promotion to journey-level status.MORE »

Augsburg students put theory to practice in Cedar-Riverside

By Meagen Swartzer and Chris Stedman, The Bridge

Cedar-Riverside Towers resident Selma Mohammed, 5, receives food from a Campus Kitchen volunteer at Brian Coyle Community Center.
Photo by Kathy DeFoe

For the past eight years, Augsburg College’s Center for Service, Work, and Learning has been helping students connect with their surrounding neighborhoods to emphasize the importance of community sMORE »

Perseverance pays off — Webber Library reopens

By Sue Quist, Camden News
As I write, we are approaching the nadir day of our years light.MORE »
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