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• Parents want school they can call their own
  Neighbors in southwest Minneapolis think the district is taking the wrong approach for their community.
  Jul 2, 2009
• More Minnesota schools fall behind in math, reading
  State test scores for math and reading are up, but not enough for No Child Left Behind law. Find your school's test scores.
  Jul 1, 2009
• Latino parents make a pitch
  They told the Minneapolis school board that if Burroughs' program for Spanish-speaking students is phased out, they'll go elsewhere.
  Jun 26, 2009
• Summer camp too expensive? There's help.
  A tax credit for low-income Minnesotans and a boost from a grant can help send children to camp this summer.
  Jun 24, 2009
• Teach for America is setting up in the Twin Cities
  Officials hope the teachers, for Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center and charter schools, will help the achievement gap. Education Minnesota said this is no time for experimenting.
  Jun 24, 2009
• New teachers aren't on Minneapolis' list of deficit cuts
  School board aims to deal with a $28 million deficit for next year by cutting things other than teaching jobs. Last week St. Paul laid off 117 teachers for budget reasons.
  Jun 17, 2009
• Facing deficit, St. Paul schools cut 143 teachers
  With the district facing a $25 million budget deficit, the layoffs were no surprise. Other school districts face similar problems.
  Jun 11, 2009
• Humboldt High hopes to regrow its reputation
  The West Side senior high school is being revamped with a focus on environmental studies.
  Jun 7, 2009
• Minnesota juniors dodge math-test bullet
  Only 57 percent of 11th-graders did well on a state math test that initially was going to be a graduation requirement.
  Jun 6, 2009
• St. Paul teacher contract talks bog down before they begin
  Disagreements precede negotiations between St. Paul school district and teachers' union.
  May 31, 2009

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