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New voices emerge in Minnesota city, school board elections

Votes were still being counted late Tuesday but some history was already made with Nadia Mohamed’s election as mayor of St. Louis Park and Mayor Emily Larson’s loss in Duluth. In the state’s largest school district, two candidates endorsed by a conservative group won seats.

New voices emerge in Minnesota city, school board electionshttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/11/07/voters-head-to-polls-to-shape-leadership-of-minnesota-city-halls-school-boardsOpen linkView original on kbin.social
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Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their hands

The North House Folk School in Grand Marais is undergoing a $5 million campus expansion, part of a growth in traditional folk schools around the state as more people yearn for off-screen experiences working with their hands.

Low-tech and high-touch: Folk schools boom as more crave working with their handshttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/10/17/lowtech-and-hightouch-folk-schools-boom-as-more-crave-working-with-their-handsOpen linkView original on kbin.social
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Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schools

Occasional parent concerns about a book have morphed into confrontations with groups and parents coming in with long lists of titles they see as inappropriate. It’s happening across the nation and in Minnesota, where Bloomington schools face pressure to remove dozens of titles.

Book ban attempts on the rise in Minnesota schoolshttps://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/10/12/book-ban-attempts-on-the-rise-in-minnesota-schoolsOpen linkView original on kbin.social
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