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Minnesota lawmakers look to curtail student cellphone use in school

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Legislators hope to give cover to districts that seek greater restrictions on smartphone use in schools, especially among teens who struggle to put the devices down.

Amid teacher shortage, Minnesota schools turn to international recruiting

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Districts from Fridley to Red Lake to Willmar have hired dozens of educators from other countries, namely the Philippines, to fill open jobs.

St. Paul school district’s Joe Gothard named National Superintendent of the Year

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Gothard, who came to St. Paul in 2017 after four years at the helm of the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District, is among the nation's longest-serving urban school leaders and a veteran of public appearances with U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona.

New Minneapolis Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams vows to spend first months listening

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Sayles-Adams' says her 100-day is focused on understanding what people want to see continue and change in the district. "I'm not coming in midyear to make a whole bunch of changes," she said, "but it is a benefit to start now."

Fights prompt leaders to call off classes at a Minneapolis-area high school

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Two adults were arrested and some students and school staff members sustained minor injuries during the skirmishes that broke out at the end of the school day Thursday, a statement on the school district's website says.

Minnesota can add ethnic studies standard in schools—with one change, judge rules

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Several Republicans and other critics of the new standards said the Department of Education missed key procedural steps in drafting them and argued that emphasizing resistance movements would prove divisive.

How a Minneapolis elementary school cut disruptive behavior calls by 75%

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Using data to be proactive, Principal Kelly Wright determined which students could benefit from a short break to refocus in a "sensory room."

Minneapolis schools bet millions on career education. Now they need students

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Just a couple dozen students attend the new Career and Technical Education Center, deterred in part by the travel across the city. But another 200 students take classes online, and leaders are confident the program's popularity will grow.

Minneapolis school board approves superintendent contract with Lisa Sayles-Adams

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Sayles-Adams, now superintendent of Eastern Carver County schools, will start in February and help lead the process to transform the district.

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