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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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Dropping numbers, high costs worry child care providers

The drop in the number of licensed providers is most prevalent rural Minnesota, but day care centers say the cost of starting a business is too expensive and fraught with regulations.
by The Associated Press

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Intelligence Squared debate: Should we be paying college athletes?

Intelligence Squared debate: Should we be paying college athletes?

Universities, broadcasters and private companies make billions from college athletics, and players are prohibited from sharing in the profits. With recent allegations of financial corruption in the NCAA, should we rewrite the rules of college sports? The motion is: "Pay college athletes."
by MPR News Staff

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What should we do about confederate monuments?

What should we do about confederate monuments?

The national debate over the fate of Confederate monuments, flags and place names was chosen as the topic for discussion this fall in the "Hot Topics: Cool Talk" series at the University of St. Thomas.
by MPR News Staff

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Strayer to acquire Capella Education in $1.9 billion deal

The two schools stood out from others mired in inquiries about students left with large debts and limited prospects. Strayer University and Minneapolis-based Capella University will continue to run as independent institutions with separate boards.
by The Associated Press

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Alexa, are you safe for my kids?

Alexa, are you safe for my kids?

Talking to a device that talks back can be entertaining and educational for children. But psychologists say children can develop relationships with these devices that can be different than adults.
by Michaeleen Doucleff and Allison Aubrey

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Lanesboro turns phone booth into time machine

Lanesboro turns phone booth into time machine

A recently decommissioned phone booth in Lanesboro has been retooled to provide oral histories of the southeastern Minnesota town.
by Catharine Richert

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Learning how bullying happens in order to prevent it

Learning how bullying happens in order to prevent it

A new national survey asked students about how they experience bullying in order to help educators try to stop it.
by Ariana Figueroa

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Roundtable: The First Amendment on college campuses

Are college campuses still committed to that core principle of American identity - freedom of speech? And how well do students and faculty understand what the First Amendment means?
by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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