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Protesters gather outside St. Paul school board meeting ahead of vote for mid-year cuts

Star Tribune and KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of October 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Hundreds of parents and teachers are at the St. Paul School District headquarters.
The headline split The left frames it as "Teachers pack St. Paul school board meeting as leaders set to vote on teacher layoffs". The center frames it as "Protesters gather outside St. Paul school board meeting ahead of vote for mid-year cuts".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftTeachers pack St. Paul school board meeting as leaders set to vote on teacher layoffs

Star Tribune · Center-left · News report

CenterProtesters gather outside St. Paul school board meeting ahead of vote for mid-year cuts

KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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Star TribuneNews report · Oct 21, 12:23 AM

Teachers pack St. Paul school board meeting as leaders set to vote on teacher layoffs

The unprecedented midyear layoffs would target teachers who work with English learners, whose numbers shrank after the wave of immigration enforcement during Operation Metro Surge.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Oct 20, 10:27 PM

Protesters gather outside St. Paul school board meeting ahead of vote for mid-year cuts

Hundreds of parents and teachers are at the St. Paul School District headquarters.

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Details57/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
57/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 20, 10:27 PM: KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) joined the source map.

Oct 21, 12:23 AM: Star Tribune joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.