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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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Why do MN education leaders seem so interested in vocational ed now?

Why do MN education leaders seem so interested in vocational ed now?

Alexandria Technical and Community College President Kevin Kopischke, who has worked in Minnesota vocational education for almost 40 years, tells me in an MPR report about the resurgence of interest in vocational education by business and state leaders: “I don’t think we’ve seen this level of involvement and commitment ever.” It’s Obama. It’s the recession. Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Prison, the nutty SAT, and the myth of working through college

Why the SAT drives us N.U.T.S.  Novelty, Unpredictability, Threat to Self or Ego, Sense of Control (or really, a lack thereof) (The Washington Post) The Myth of Working Your Way Through College Once upon a time, a summer spent scooping ice cream could pay for a year of college. Today, the average student’s annual tuition Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Kline eyes bill to expand charter schools in US

Demand for charter school education is outpacing the growth of charter schools and Congress can help by making it easier for states to develop charter schools and replicate successful charter school models from state to state, Republican Rep. John Kline said.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Notes in the Margins: Profs’ textbooks, climate change and the 1.2% loan

College material or not: who should decide? Should the decision be made by policy makers and school officials? Or parents and students? (The Washington Post) Assigning One’s Own Books to One’s Students Is it ethical to require students to buy a book that you wrote? Aren’t they already paying tuition for this professor’s expertise and knowledge? (Washington Monthly) Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: The Koch Bros., the G.I. Bill, and business use of SATs

The Koch brothers’ influence on college campus is spreading The billionaires’ proselytizing of government deregulation and pro-business civics is increasingly targeted not just at creatures of Capitol Hill, or couch sitters in swing states, but at the hearts and minds of American college students, as well. (The Washington Post) College Football Labor Decision May Hurt Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Minneapolis teachers ratify 2-year contract

Minneapolis teachers have ratified a contract with the school district that takes steps toward smaller class sizes.
by The Associated Press

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What a small town's teen pregnancy turnaround can teach the US

What a small town's teen pregnancy turnaround can teach the US

Denmark, S.C., once had one of the state's highest teen pregnancy rates, but in the last 30 years, sex education programs have helped lower that rate to one of the state's lowest.

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Anoka-Hennepin teacher negotiations drag on

The latest round of talks between teachers and the Anoka-Hennepin school district ended without a contract agreement.
by Tim Post

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Comparing law school rankings? Read the fine print

Each spring, US News & World Report releases its ranking of law schools. One of the factors that goes into the rankings: the percentage of students employed nine months after graduation. But the US News rankings don't consider who employs the graduates, so long as they're employed in a professional position. Some schools have been hiring their own students, and rising in the rankings.
by Ashley Milne-Tyte

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