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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.

Teacher-prep rankings return

Teacher-prep rankings return

Remember the National Council on Teacher Quality and the teacher-prep ratings that riled up the education world last year? Those assessments are back — this time in the form of a rankings system. The 2014 Teacher Prep Review fully evaluated 39 Minnesota programs on 21 campuses, and gives national “Top Ranked” status to the University…
by Alex Friedrich

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Starting college is one thing, finishing is another

Starting college is one thing, finishing is another

We look at why so many students struggle to finish their bachelor's degree.

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Auditor: I’ll review decade of U drug trials

The state legislative auditor says he will investigate the University of Minnesota’s handling of drug trial patients over the past decade. Calls for the investigation were prompted in part by the 2004 suicide of patient Dan Markingson. Critics of the U say researchers coerced him into participating in a drug study against his mother’s objections.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Affirmative action, loan fixes and online learners

The Clever Stunt Four Professors Just Pulled to Expose the Outrageous Pay Gap in Academia The current president of the University of Alberta is leaving at the end of this month. This means that her job, whichpays at least 400,000 Canadian dollars (about $368,500), is up for grabs. I’m sure the search committee didn’t expect 56 Canadian academics, fed…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU Chancellor gets 3-year contract

MnSCU Chancellor gets 3-year contract

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system quietly signed a new contract with Chancellor Steven Rosenstone in  October, a system spokesman announced today. The three-year contract raises Rosenstone’s base pay and increases or adds various allowances it pays him by tens of thousands of dollars a year. The low-profile nature of the contract’s signing…
by Alex Friedrich

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Starbucks, Wikipedia and Oversharing

Starbucks to offer employees free tuition to complete online bachelor’s degree Starbucks wants to offer full tuition reimbursement to thousands of  its employees to complete a bachelor’s degree online — with no mandate to stay with the company after graduation. (The Washington Post) Why Aren’t Universities Investing in Education Technology Companies? University endowment managers look at trends…
by Alex Friedrich

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All-day Minnesota kindergarten comes with price: cramped schools

All-day Minnesota kindergarten comes with price: cramped schools

With a financial barrier lifted, school officials say they need to find room for more kindergartners to spend an entire day in class.
by Tim Post

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Fraternities, animal deaths and the Common Core

Author Tells College-Bound Students to Embrace International Challenge  Amanda Ripley urged the students not to be daunted by competition from abroad, even though the “kids from Korea” may be the ones who “determine the curve” in their biology class in college. (Washington Monthly) NCAA Reaches $20 Million Settlement With Ex-Players Over Videogames The Agreement Covers College-Themed Basketball, Football…
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UND building new $122M medical school

Medical school dean Joshua Wynne says the new space will allow for larger classes. He says the building is also designed to teach doctors and other medical professionals to work collaboratively.
by Dan Gunderson

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