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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.

Was this student dangerous?

Julie Schumacher's essay about her confrontation with a University of Minnesota creative writing student obsessed with violent imagery garnered more than 500 comments on a New York Times blog last week.

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Schools questioning free speech for students in social media

A former Rogers High School student is suing the Elk River School District. The case raises questions of how we define free speech for students in the digital age. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Richfield-based attorney Aimee Bissonette, who has advised schools across the country on their social media policies.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Union: Hamline adjunct instructors vote to unionize

Adjunct faculty members at Hamline University have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, the Service Employees International Union Local 284 said Friday.
by Alex Friedrich

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Want your kids to ace school? Good motor skills may help.

Want your kids to ace school? Good motor skills may help.

There's no lack of evidence that children are getting fatter and weaker. And children who are obese or out of shape tend to do worse in school. Scientists are starting to figure out just why that is.
by Nancy Shute

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Childcare, testing and the “NanoDegree”

A Smart Way to Skip College in Pursuit of a Job Udacity-AT&T ‘NanoDegree’ Offers an Entry-Level Approach to College (The New York Times) Colleges try to speed up pace at which students earn degrees New programs try to reverse the trend of higher education taking longer (The Hechinger Report) Reducing student debt from the start Senate Finance Chairman…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU to review how it OKs chancellor’s contract

The chief trustee of Minnesota’s state-run colleges and universities says he wants to review the way the system approves contracts for its chancellor. Board Chairman Clarence Hightower had defended the system’s announcement Monday that he quietly negotiated and signed a contract for Chancellor Steven Rosenstone eight months ago without running the final draft by trustees.…
by Alex Friedrich

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How to handle college financial aid when your parents are divorced

How to handle college financial aid when your parents are divorced

When students with divorced parents are applying for financial aid, they face a question: whose income to declare?

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Loans, sex assault and state regulators

Analysts: Federal government should cut funding from lowest-performing colleges The federal government spends billions of dollars a year on higher education but almost never cuts off funding to colleges and universities that struggle to fulfill their mission. One reason is that policymakers are reluctant to penalize students enrolled in these schools. Another is a lack of consensus…
by Alex Friedrich

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Homework but no home: Colleges struggle to help homeless students

Homework but no home: Colleges struggle to help homeless students

College can be a hard course for anyone, but it's doubly difficult for students who must grapple with school and find a place to sleep each night. An estimated 2,500 Minnesota college students are homeless. It's a group largely unnoticed and unaided on campuses.
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M chemistry lab explosion injures one

U of M chemistry lab explosion injures one

The explosion was limited to one lab on Smith Hall's fourth floor and didn't include a fire, university spokesman Chuck Tombarge said. U officials believe the explosion was caused by an organic compound, he added.
by Jon Collins

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