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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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

September 8, 2009 4:42 PM

Q & A: How schools are preparing for H1N1 flu

The start of the new school year is expected to cause a surge in the number of H1N1 influenza cases. MPR News' health reporter Lorna Benson answers questions about some of the possible scenarios that could arise this flu season.

by Lorna Benson

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September 8, 2009 10:50 AM

A preview of back to school

Summer ends today for thousands of students across Minnesota who are going back to school. The new year will feature a presidential address to students, schools gearing up for more H1N1 flu, and a number of districts are getting ready to ask voters for more money.

by Cathy Wurzer and Tom Weber

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September 8, 2009 10:22 AM

Minnesota students head back to school

As students all over the state head back to school, Midday features President Barack Obama's remarks to school children and a discussion about current education issues in Minnesota.

by Tom Dooher

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September 8, 2009 6:00 AM

In school today, a lesson in propaganda

A father objects to President Barack Obama's planned address today to the nation's students.

by Steve Lieb

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September 8, 2009 3:00 AM

A closing school discovers a piece of its history

Newly rediscovered audiotapes of author Carl Sandburg mark Carl Sandburg Middle School's 50th anniversary and closure.

by Jessica Mador

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September 8, 2009 12:00 AM

Obama's back to school message sparks a battle

President Obama is expected to tell students to study hard and stay in school in an address that some schools will carry live, others taped and some might not show students at all, unless their parents approve. A look at why the idea of the speech flared into controversy across the country.

by Tom Weber

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September 7, 2009 2:10 PM

Why is it so hard to learn how to read?

Three education experts -- a brain scientist, a former U.S. secretary of education, and the head of a reading institute -- discuss why it's so difficult to learn to read, and how we can help kids master the skill. They spoke at the 2009 Aspen Ideas Festival.

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September 5, 2009 11:38 AM

MnSCU board considers tribal college presidency

The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system meets this week, and it will consider changing the status of the president of the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

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September 4, 2009 4:21 PM

Union protests merit pay for MnSCU chiefs

The largest union in the MnSCU system is protesting the system's decision to award performance bonuses to its college presidents at a time when hundreds of other jobs are being eliminated.

by Chris Williams