"Every day that goes by hundreds of the state's most vulnerable children are going without much-needed meals and food during a global pandemic," the organization claimed.
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The department said the change was driven mostly by younger students, with public kindergarten enrollment dropping 9% even as private kindergarten enrollment increased 12.4%.
Minnesota public school enrollment drops 2% amid pandemic
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