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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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Restricting cell phone use in schools

Restricting cell phone use in schools

“Please put your phone away”: It’s a request being heard more frequently in classrooms. MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the debate over cell phone policies in schools.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues

Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on 6 education issues

From school choice to college affordability, Trump and Harris don't have a lot in common. Ahead of the candidates’ only scheduled debate, we’ve put together a handy primer of their education views.
by Cory Turner

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Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

The 14-year-old accused of fatally shooting four people at his high school in Georgia is expected to make his first court appearance. It comes a day after his father was also arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon.
by The Associated Press

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Resident assistants face new pressures, responsibilities in post-COVID college life

Resident assistants face new pressures, responsibilities in post-COVID college life

Colleges rely on resident assistants to help support students during the school year, but the job has become more complex in an era when student mental health needs have leaped. With the new school year starting, RAs and their trainers say the demands have never been greater.
by Anika Besst

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Preschoolers, parents and first separations: How to work through it

Preschoolers, parents and first separations: How to work through it

It’s the first day of preschool and kindergarten for many little Minnesotans. That means new routines and new people, which can create some anxiety for parents and kids. MPR News asked a few experts and parents for advice. Here’s what they told us.
by Kyra Miles

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Law enforcement had prior warning about suspect in fatal Georgia high school shooting

Law enforcement had prior warning about suspect in fatal Georgia high school shooting

“Obviously what you see behind us is an evil thing today,” Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said as he stood in front of Apalachee High School. A suspect was taken into custody, authorities say.
by Bill Chappell and Jonathan Franklin

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