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Education
Minnesota education spending: A tale of two budget bills
Which early learning program works best?
Lawmakers agree on the need to recruit and retain more teachers of color. Few agree on how much to spend on it.
'Help us': Minnesota school districts plead with lawmakers to fix special education cross subsidy
Looking to reduce discipline disparities, House bill would ban preschool suspensions in Minnesota
Parents of color want a clearer way to assess schools in Minnesota
What training should a Minnesota teacher have? New licensure proposal ignites old debate
Lawmakers consider retooling 'equalization aid' to better help property-poor school districts
House DFL's budget raises higher-ed funding to encourage tuition freezes
DFL, divided on U of M regent candidates, may hand off decision to Walz

Food
Is Minnesota in the midst of another farm crisis?
Why Minnesota legislators are so worried about the state's farmers
Feedlot dilemma: Local entities consider whether to set caps on size
Food Innovation Team helps small businesses navigate Minnesota's complex food laws 
Is it time for the Minnesota Legislature to cough up some lunch money?
At Frogtown Farm, workers do a share of the work for a share of the harvest
​State grant program offers money, and legitimacy, for urban agriculture
From trade wars to climate change, farmers' prospects are increasingly dire. Can tech provide the solution?

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Crosscut​

In Washington orchards, hope and anxiety around Trump
WA farmers to Trump: Show us the trade deals
A farm town ponders how to protect its immigrant workers
​Taming the Northwest's wild huckleberry

The Atlantic

The push to make pears the new apples

Civil Eats

Do honey bees need their own lobbyists?
A new sperm bank for honey bees could save agriculture

The Inlander

Coffee roasters consider the cafes they partner with to maintain their product's integrity from field to cup
Small farms face growing pains
Report: Moscow Market becomes major player in region's small business economy
Whitman County food pantries ramp up efforts to fill shelves with fresh produce
The United Nations grants an entire year to celebrating the humble lentil
Nutrition education comes easy when it happens in the kitchen
Veterans could be the key to agriculture's future – and ag might be the cure for a life after combat 
WSU researchers stumbled on a new way to breed trees – five times faster

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InHealth magazine

Overwhelming need: Getting help for kids with mental issues frustrates parents and health care providers 
Solving opioid addiction: Medical treatment offers an exit – for those who can get it
A world of Peter Pans: Are our kids acquiring the skills they need to navigate real life?
Gaming strategy: Help for kids who can't seem to shake video gaming 
Smart(?)phones: Kids and their phones seem inseparable; what's a parent to do?
With the lowest graduation rates of all Washington students, foster youth need all the help they can get

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Bowling Green Daily News

Shelter under scrutiny for conditions, population
Lawsuit calls shelter practices in question

Smoke-free advocates insist they're chipping away at tobacco's longtime grip on Kentucky

Local business owners cast first ballots as U.S. citizens
Family grows fruitful farm stand
State falls to 47th in national health rankings
A 14-second thrill ride
Report highlights 'mismatch' of wages, rent prices

Committee aims to uncover 'rich' music history
​A healthy dose of care
Bill Nye's eye on literacy
College report: Student debt up

Kentucky cave shrimp getting extra attention 
Let's talk about suicide
Owning home is 'pride thing' for families
BG's percentage of renters rises; ownership down
Refugees find new homes here
​Neighborhoods see big changes
Building a new food system takes time & cooperation from all involved

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