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1. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Joe Nathan Education Columnist

   Educators recommending curiosity, connections and questions (opens the original)

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   Three major themes came through in recent conversations with Minnesota educators. I asked their advice for families as a new school year begins. Two educators offered very practical questions. Nate Rudolph, superintendent of Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools, suggested, “Instead of asking, ‘How was school?’ try, ‘What was the best part of your day?’ ‘What was hard today?’; or ‘Who helped you or who did you help?’” Brandan Wait, executive director of Paladin Career and Technical

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2. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Joe Nathan Education Columnist

   Educators recommending curiosity, connections and questions (opens the original)

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   Three major themes came through in recent conversations with Minnesota educators. I asked their advice for families as a new school year begins. Two educators offered very practical questions. Nate Rudolph, superintendent of Cambridge-Isanti Public Schools, suggested, “Instead of asking, ‘How was school?’ try, ‘What was the best part of your day?’ ‘What was hard today?’; or ‘Who helped you or who did you help?’” Brandan Wait, executive director of Paladin Career and Technical

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3. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Joe Nathan Education Columnist

   Free, potentially life-saving resources for youngsters and families (opens the original)

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   A 2024 national poll reveals that 86% of Americans support something that Congress and the Minnesota Legislature have done to help save lives — creation of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Line — a resource that young people or adults can call, text, or chat to get support in times of crisis. That research, published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, also found that “Among Americans who say they or a loved one contacted the 988 Lifeline, 68% say they got the help they needed. This has

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