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.

When college is worth the money (and when it's not)
MPR News' Kerri Miller talked with two experts on how to determine the value of post-secondary education.
St. Paul teacher named Minn. Teacher of the Year
Amy Hewett-Olatunde teaches students at LEAP High School in St. Paul, which enrolls students who are new arrivals to the U.S. and are not native English speakers.
Encouraging kids to study drones
A northern Minnesota college is using a federal grant to encourage high school students to consider working in the unmanned aircraft industry.
From the White House, a celebration of great teaching
President Obama awarded a high school English teacher from Amarillo, Texas, the title of the 2015 National Teacher of the Year.
Blackduck, Lake Superior, MACCRAY, Ogilvie and Pelican Rapids can keep their shortened weeks for at least one more year as the Legislature weighs changes in the law.
Friday is the deadline for students to accept the offers colleges made to them. So what do all these offers mean?
Initial plans call for a new building in the 2000 block of Lake Street in south Minneapolis. The project's price tag is estimated between $15 and $30 million.
U's handling of drug study suicide earns an 'F' among peers
The story of Dan Markingson has become a case study in some college courses, and appears to bolster faculty and alumni concerns that the scandal has stained the university's reputation.
A day after technical problems led education officials to suspend the tests, the Education Department Wednesday said the glitches are fixed. Schools will get two extra testing days.