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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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The college enrollment cliff is here: Now what?

The college enrollment cliff is here: Now what?

Colleges are preparing for what's known as the enrollment cliff — a coming drop in student enrollment. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News guest host Kerri Miller and her guests talk about what's behind the decline and what it means for the future of higher education.
by Kerri Miller and Nikhil Kumaran

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The benefits of learning a new language as an adult

The benefits of learning a new language as an adult

Think it's too late to learn a new language? It’s not! MPR News host Angela Davis talks about adults learning a new language to connect with their heritage, their neighbors, for work or just for fun.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Minnesota K-12 health standards’ future unclear after administrative judge objects

Minnesota K-12 health standards’ future unclear after administrative judge objects

Officials expected to phase in the state’s first-ever statewide school benchmarks on topics from nutrition and first aid to sex abuse prevention through 2028. That timeline is in jeopardy now after an administrative law judge ripped the state’s process to implement the standards.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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College of St. Scholastica in Duluth welcomes 14th president

College of St. Scholastica in Duluth welcomes 14th president

Brenda Kelly began work at the college this week. Previously Kelly was provost and dean at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
by Dan Kraker

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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams

The Supreme Court is upholding state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people. The court’s conservative majority has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past year.
by The Associated Press

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MPR News Radio Camp reports on Special Olympics USA Games

MPR News Radio Camp reports on Special Olympics USA Games

Radio Camp is an annual weeklong teaching event hosted by MPR with partner ThreeSixty Journalism.
by Lisa Ryan

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