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• 'New schools' to serve poor students proposed
  The Minneapolis board will vote next month on the creation of self-governed or charter schools to address the needs of students "we have failed the most."
  Nov 18, 2009
• Semifinalists for St. Paul school board are mostly local
  Five are from Minnesota, one is from Oregon, in keeping with the desire to hire someone who will stay around for a while.
  Nov 11, 2009
• Minnesota poised to get major federal education grant
  Experts say the state's history of innovation in education give it a competitive edge in the race for a slice of the $4.35 billion stimulus pie.
  Nov 8, 2009
• Stimulus funds saved school jobs, state says
  The package preserved the equivalent of 413 jobs in the Anoka-Hennepin school district, 444 in St. Paul and 364 in Minneapolis, the state says. Overall, $643 million in stimulus money has been allocated to the state's public schools.
  Nov 8, 2009
• Injury led Stephen Schultz to a life of music
  He wanted to be a football coach, but wound up showing generations of students how to teach music.
  Oct 26, 2009
• 25,000 apples for Minneapolis teacher
  Teacher Martha Spriggs, winner of a $25,000 Milken Educator Award, said she's still "reeling" from the honor.
  Oct 20, 2009
• Minnesota math scores: good but not best
  Minnesota's math scores rank high nationally, but "we're amongst the best of a mediocre country," one official said. And scores still show an achievement gap.
  Oct 14, 2009
• Students at Blake School revisit Laramie Project
  Blake is willing to take on the subject of gay student Matthew Shepard's murder and its fallout because people know "where the school stands."
  Oct 12, 2009
• School board candidate paid to leave teaching job
  John Krenik, a Republican-endorsed candidate for the St. Paul school board, quit his teaching job last year and was paid $12,000. He agreed to "not seek or accept work as a teacher with [the] district at any time in the future."
  Oct 11, 2009
• New life for a long-struggling Minneapolis Washburn
  The school has new staff, new curriculum and new energy: 'The soul has changed in the building. The spirit has returned.'
  Oct 5, 2009

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