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Tag: Mankato Area Public Schools

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‘A joyful moment’: For the first time, some Minnesota school districts add Eid to the calendar

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach February 11, 2022April 14, 2023

Eid will be a school holiday in Minneapolis, Hopkins, Moorhead, and Mankato. Muslim students and educators say the change will eliminate the need for them to choose between traditions and schoolwork, and signifies recognition and respect. “It’ll make a lot of people feel more accepted,” said one Hopkins student.

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Should kids go back to the classroom during the pandemic? We asked them. And their answers surprised us.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach August 21, 2020August 21, 2020
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These East African students were told they couldn’t go to high school. They just graduated.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach June 16, 2020June 16, 2020
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This south-central Minnesota school district has one black board member. He was left out of the board’s group photo.

Avatar photo by Becky Z. Dernbach June 3, 2020June 12, 2020

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