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Education a potential flashpoint in Vance-Walz vice presidential debate
Education hardly came up in last month’s Trump-Harris presidential debate, but it could be a central focus at Tuesday’s undercard event. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is the first former educator in decades to make a major party ticket, and he has foregrounded that experience on the campaign trail. But Walz’s record on […]
Nearly 70% of Minnesota eighth grade students not proficient in math under Tim Walz
The academic performance of Minnesota students has worsened since Tim Walz became governor. This sad reality has been largely ignored since Walz became the Democratic nominee for vice president. The sons and daughters of Minnesota’s beleaguered families are forced to endure an incompetent education system as their governor prioritizes his political ambitions over the needs […]
The Topline: St. Olaf leads nation in student voting
Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: The nation’s highest student voter turnout; the issues Americans are Googling; a surge in Spanish-language drivers license exams; the fundraising machine; and Halloween Blizzard season. St. […]
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