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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.

Notes: Nap stations, commencement, and student data

Education Department official: Rating colleges is ‘like rating a blender’  The administration thinks this will serve students well by revealing important data to families so they can better make college decisions. Critics say that all rating systems present a limited view of any institution and that the government already publishes a mountain of information on institutions of higher…
by Alex Friedrich

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Problems at St. Paul charter school could lead to tighter state controls

Problems at St. Paul charter school could lead to tighter state controls

The turmoil at Community School of Excellence follows years of concerns raised by charter critics and supporters that it is difficult to determine who to hold accountable when there are problems in Minnesota's 150 charter schools.
by Tim Post

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Should college grads have option to refinance student loans?

Should college grads have option to refinance student loans?

A new Senate bill would let borrowers refinance their private and public student loans to take advantage of the lower rates current students are receiving from lenders.

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Why Mr. Rogers is having a big moment in education

Why Mr. Rogers is having a big moment in education

Fred Rogers -- the beloved TV host, Presbyterian minister, puppeteer, composer, organist, best-selling author and cardigan aficionado -- died in 2003, but his ideas on education are as relevant as ever. Here are a few reasons Mr. Rogers still matters.

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Should college rankings include rape and assault statistics?

Should college rankings include rape and assault statistics?

The Princeton Review's college rankings can tell you which schools offer good value, where to find the swankiest dorms and whether a campus looks like something out of Reefer Madness. What those rankings don't tell you is whether your college pick has a rape and sexual assault problem.
by Juana Summers

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UW-Superior cuts grad programs as deficit looms

Chancellor Renee Wachter says 11 of 25 graduate programs will be suspended, meaning the programs won't admit any more students, but those currently enrolled will graduate.
by The Associated Press

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'Mischievous responders' confound research on teens

'Mischievous responders' confound research on teens

If kids report that they're transgendered and have one leg and belong to a gang and have several children ... take it with a grain of salt.

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Instructor: MCTC rescinds reprimand over racial row

Instructor: MCTC rescinds reprimand over racial row

The note below just came in from Minneapolis Community and Technical College instructor Shannon Gibney, who last fall appealed a reprimand over how she handled a heated discussion of race with three white students. MCTC instructor: I was reprimanded for how I handled a discrimination debate (November 2013) I’ll try to get some MCTC comment/verification. (Update:…
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Spending report modifies statements about the U

Earlier this week, the progressive Institute for Policy Studies pulled a report critical of the administrative spending at the University of Minnesota and other universities because of questions over the accuracy its data. It has since reissued the report with some modified conclusions — which campus officials still dispute. I’d like to get more detail,…
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Stars, money align for new Twin Cities planetarium

Stars, money align for new Twin Cities planetarium

The new planetarium will fill a gap created more than a decade ago when the planetarium at the old Minneapolis Public Library was demolished, said Steve Birke the Bell's advisory board chairman.
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