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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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School districts struggle to pay retirees' health benefits

School districts struggle to pay retirees' health benefits

Some Minnesota school districts may have to go into debt to pay for the rising cost of health care for their retired employees. But some are unhappy about paying higher taxes to fund someone else's health benefits.
by Bob Kelleher

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New science test scores show improvement

New science test scores show improvement

Scores for state science tests were better this year than last year, although more than half of the students who took the exam still scored below grade-level expectations.
by Tom Weber

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MnSCU set to approve 3 percent tuition hikes

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is set to approve a budget this week that would increase tuition at its colleges and universities by about 3 percent.

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University of Wisconsin tuition going up 5.5 percent

University of Wisconsin tuition going up 5.5 percent

UW System President Kevin Reilly said the "modest and predictable" increase was needed to avoid drastic cost-saving measures, such as cutting enrollment or eliminating popular programs.

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New polls indicates a dim view of U.S. scientific achievement

New polls indicates a dim view of U.S. scientific achievement

Though American scientists believe their work is the best in the world, the American public at large take a much dimmer view, according to a new survey by the Pew Center and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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