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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.

A last test before graduation, or not?

A last test before graduation, or not?

The graduation rate rose after the mandatory test was abolished. Some see that as a no-brainer.

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Anoka-Hennepin teachers schedule April strike vote

Union leaders voted to put the decision to teachers in the state's largest district during a meeting Monday. The union and district have met at the bargaining table 16 times since May, but have failed to reach an agreement over pay and benefits.
by Tim Post

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Does teaching kids to get 'gritty' help them?

Does teaching kids to get 'gritty' help them?

Experts define grit as persistence, determination and resilience; it's that je ne sais quoi that drives one kid to practice trumpet or study Spanish for hours -- or years -- on end, while another quits after the first setback.

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Book links school testing, ADHD

Book links school testing, ADHD

With school funds at stake, medication may seem worthwhile.

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Notes in the Margins: Gainful employment, paid gap years and the SAT decline

Are American students grossly unprepared for college? It has become a common refrain from school reformers that a very large percentage of high school graduates must take remedial classes when they get to college. Are they right? (The Washington Post) Very Minor Changes to Department of Education’s ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule As a result of the proposed change Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. cities, counties question printing mandate

Local governments are pushing back on a Minnesota law that requires school districts and other public offices to publish details of upcoming meetings in local newspapers.
by The Associated Press

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What colleges can tell high school students could change

Backers of the bill say high schools can tell students they can save money by earning college credit in courses they take on nearby campuses. But they say many of the schools don't.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Patent trolls, info blackouts and academics’ mental illness

New Obama administration proposal to regulate for-profit colleges The Obama administration is proposing to tighten oversight of for-profit colleges through new rules that seek to limit how much debt students can amass in career-training programs. The proposal, to be announced Friday, is the administration’s second try at regulationssetting standards for what colleges must do to ensure graduates of Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. House votes to kick in school lunch money

The bill passed Thursday gained traction amid reports that some districts denied lunches to kids who couldn't afford them or supplied those children with a lesser meal than peers.
by The Associated Press

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Anoka-Hennepin teachers closer to strike vote

Union leaders will meet Monday to schedule a strike authorization vote by the 2,800-member Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota.
by Tim Post

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