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Education News

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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Charter school fined $140K for license violations

Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy, a charter school which caters to Muslim students, was found to have eight teachers on staff who didn't hold valid teaching licenses. State money will be withheld from the school starting Dec. 15.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Re-vote on Anoka-Hennepin school closures starts tonight

The district's vote to close six schools and reconfigure two others didn't follow proper procedures, which created the need for a 'do over.'
by Tom Weber

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MnSCU reports surge in underrepresented students

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is reporting a surge in the sort of students who in the past often didn't attend college.

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The domestic scientific brain drain

The domestic scientific brain drain

U.S. colleges are graduating as many scientists and engineers as ever, yet employers say they are facing a shortage. Midmorning looks into the motives behind their migration into other fields like finance and what incentives are necessary to keep scientists doing the work they were trained for.

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Students help Minn. take aim at new standardized test

Minnesota students will be taking a new version of the standardized test help the state develop get ready for the new test's roll out in two years.
by Tom Weber

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Twin Cities students attend shuttle launch

Ten junior high and high school students from Urban Ventures in Minneapolis are at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Monday to watch the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis.
by Jessica Mador

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St. Paul superintendent list down to three

Three finalists have been named for the top job of St. Paul schools superintendent -two are from the metro area and one is from outside the state.
by Jessica Mador

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College scholarship winners struggle to fit in

College scholarship winners struggle to fit in

When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school.

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U of M seeing larger transfer population

U of M seeing larger transfer population

In a report to the Board of Regents Thursday, university officials said more than 2,700 students transferred to the U, a population of students the U of M doesn't know a lot about. But this year the school hopes to study who they are and why they come to the U.
by Tim Post

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'Workplace U' from American RadioWorks

'Workplace U' from American RadioWorks

A good education can be the ticket to a good job. But for many students conventional school isn't working, and thousands drop out of high school every day. A new documentary from American RadioWorks reports on a growing movement to turn workplaces into classrooms, and marginal students into productive workers.

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