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Power Pair: A college president and a relationship researcher on what makes a happy marriage

Power Pair: A college president and a relationship researcher on what makes a happy marriage

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her next Power Pair, married couple Brian Bruess and Carol Bruess. He is the president of the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University. She is a nationally known researcher on relationships and communication.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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With snow, sleet and ice in the forecast, some Minnesota schools change plans for Thursday

With snow, sleet and ice in the forecast, some Minnesota schools change plans for Thursday

A late-season winter storm is set to bring snow, sleet and freezing rain to most of Minnesota from late Wednesday through Thursday. That has prompted some school districts to change plans for Thursday.
by Andrew Krueger

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Parents, community members urge Bemidji school board to reconsider closure plan

Parents, community members urge Bemidji school board to reconsider closure plan

The public had one final chance Tuesday night to weigh in on a proposal to shutter J.W. Smith Elementary School in Bemidji. The school board will make a final decision on the school closure plan next week.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge

How one Minnesota school is bouncing back after the ICE surge

NPR spent time inside a Minnesota school talking with educators, parents and children as it tries to help kids feel safe again after the ICE surge.
by Meg Anderson

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Pension shortfall leaves many Minnesota Catholic school, church employees in limbo

Pension shortfall leaves many Minnesota Catholic school, church employees in limbo

Current and retired employees of some Catholic schools and dioceses in Minnesota learned that their pension fund operated by Illinois-based Christian Brothers Services is facing a massive shortfall. In St. Cloud, it’s causing worry and uncertainty.
by Kirsti Marohn

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St. Paul schools confronts mental health, learning impacts from ICE surge as students return

St. Paul schools confronts mental health, learning impacts from ICE surge as students return

This week, St. Paul Public Schools ended a temporary virtual learning option it began in mid-January, when many families feared sending their children to school due to the surge of federal immigration agents to Minnesota.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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