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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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Five teachers say what makes a great teacher

Five teachers say what makes a great teacher

NPR gathered an expert roundtable of educators who've also done a lot of thinking about teaching. Combined, these teachers are drawing on over 150 years of classroom experience.

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Minneapolis public schools to take a new approach to suspensions

Minneapolis public schools to take a new approach to suspensions

In an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education, Minneapolis school officials want to find alternatives to suspension and reduce the number of police officers involved in school discipline.
by Tim Post

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Faculty reject mediation with chancellor

Faculty union leaders say MnSCU Chancellor Rosenstone acted in "bad faith" when he announced early Thursday that a state agency would mediate their dispute with him over plans to overhaul the system.
by Alex Friedrich

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Arne Duncan on Minnesota's achievement gap

Arne Duncan on Minnesota's achievement gap

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan joined us earlier this week to talk about whether the federal government can do anything to solve state education problems like Minnesota's achievement gap.

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MnSCU: State will mediate dispute over revamp

The chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system says a state agency has agreed to mediate faculty unions' dispute with MnSCU leaders over how to carry out an overhaul of the system.
by Alex Friedrich

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U students seek 'trigger warnings' before disturbing topics taught

U students seek 'trigger warnings' before disturbing topics taught

Rape and other violent subjects can kindle painful memories, some student leaders say. They're encouraging professors to accommodate students when class work ventures into disturbing territory.
by Alex Friedrich

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SMSU profs pass no-confidence vote in chancellor

Leaders of the faculty association at Southwest Minnesota State University have joined colleagues at other campuses by passing a vote of no confidence in Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone.
by Alex Friedrich

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Paper: MnSCU chancellor needs faculty for reform

The St. Cloud Times writes that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone should win over unionized faculty who have withdrawn from his Charting the Future reform plan over concerns they have little say in the matter.
by Alex Friedrich

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