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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.

Vexed by winter school cancellations, districts eye spring break

Vexed by winter school cancellations, districts eye spring break

Minneapolis expects 2,800 students from kindergarten to eighth-grade to attend Spring Break Academy and some Stillwater school leaders are asking kids to take a practice version of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment tests online.
by Tim Post

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Study-abroad bill would require safety reporting

Study-abroad bill would require safety reporting

A Senate committee has approved a bill requiring colleges to report how safe their study-abroad programs are. The measure, discussed Thursday, would require schools to provide safety records — details on deaths, accidents and illnesses of students participating in sanctioned study-abroad programs. Elizabeth Brenner, the mother of Minnetonka student who died during a 2011 study-abroad Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Russian plagiarism, campus debt and grad speakers

Russia’s plagiarism problem: Even Putin has done it!  So many businessmen, academics and high-ranking government officials — President Vladimir Putin included — have been found to have plagiarized their college and doctoral theses that Russia’s education minister just denounced the revelations, saying they were hurting Russia’s reputation. (The Washington Post) The Hidden College Problem: When Universities, Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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More schools implementing social media policies

Several southeastern Minnesota schools are following the lead of the Hayfield School District which requires student-athletes to agree not to use social media to abuse classmates or sports rivals.
by The Associated Press

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The future of fraternities

The future of fraternities

As fraternities grapple with increasing attention from lawsuits against them, reporter Caitlin Flanagan argues the organizations have "only grown in power and influence."

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MnSCU names three college presidents

MnSCU names three college presidents

Trustees of the state’s college and university system have chosen interim or permanent presidents for three of its colleges: Minnesota West Community & Technical College: Barbara McDonald (interim) Alexandria Technical & Community College: Laura Urban Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical: Dorothy Duran Below are excerpts from the MnSCU announcements. Minnesota West: [McDonald's] appointment becomes Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Portugal’s hazing, America’s worries and Michigan’s free-college idea

Student Deaths Spark Debate Over Hazing at Portugal’s Universities Where academic achievement has often failed to create distinction, hazing, known as praxes in Portuguese, has taken on a new and prominent place at the country’s newer private universities, with some having their identity closely tied to the ritual. (The New York Times) A different way Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Gates foundation eyes MnSCU

Looks like MnSCU’s Charting the Future plan caught the eye of the Gates Foundation. Got this announcement today: Minnesota State Colleges and Universities has been selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to join a nationwide group of higher education systems learning about higher education transformation at a system level and solving collective issues Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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College of Saint Benedict names new president

College of Saint Benedict names new president

This announcement from St. Ben’s: College of Saint Benedict names Mary Hinton as 15th President Mary Hinton has been selected as the 15th president of the College of Saint Benedict. Hinton, who currently serves as the vice president for academic affairs at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY, will take office on June 15, Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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How the cost of college went from affordable to sky-high

How the cost of college went from affordable to sky-high

In the decades following World War II, many American families had a lot of help paying for a college education. But in the 1970s, inflation spiked and public policies began to change.
by Claudio Sanchez

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