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Its an exciting time of year in Minnesota. The sun is out, the lakes are open, and another school year is in the books. To those who walked across the stage, congratulations! You should be proud of this enormous accomplishment.
The beauty of education is that it never really ends, and the investments we make in students today will undoubtedly impact where they end up tomorrow. We often hear about the economic impacts of mining, but some might not know that Minnesotas iron mining industry also contributes millions of dollars each year to public schools across the state.
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