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Auditor: Minnesota teacher licensing system 'broken'
Teacher licensing in Minnesota is "confusing," "broken" and in need of an overhaul, the state legislative auditor said Friday. The report blames Minnesota's teacher shortage partly on the complex system.
Minnesota Department of Human Rights officials will talk to parents tonight about finding that a Hibbing High administrator inappropriately asked female students about sexual abuse, birth control, sexuality and personal relationships.