Daily Digest: Schools in the news

Good Monday morning. and welcome to another work week. Here's your Digest.

1. The teachers union and concerns about discipline are paying big roles in school board elections in St. Paul. (MPR News)

2. Minneapolis and St. Paul schools are more racially segregated than they've been for a generation. (Star Tribune)

3. Schools across the state are asking voters to approve about $1.8 billion in extra funding. (Pioneer Press)

4.  Former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is getting some national attention and will soon release a book. (Star Tribune)

5. Ted Cruz believes the race for the Republican nomination will come down to him and Marco Rubio. The two share some interesting history. (New York Times)

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