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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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St. John’s president: Increasing demands equals more administration

St. John’s president: Increasing demands equals more administration

St. John’s University President Michael Hemesath writes in the Quad 136 blog that the debate over presidential pay is a proxy for the debate over whether college administration has become bloated. He says many people don’t fully understand that society has put increasing demands on colleges over the years — which have required larger administrations Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: The Kremlin, the college bubble, and a presidential love life

Single university president signs school contract restricting her love life Gwendolyn Boyd, the new president of Alabama State University, signed a contract with the school’s trustees that forbids her from allowing a lover to “cohabitate” with her in the presidential home being provided to her by the historically black university in Montgomery. (The Washington Post) Respected Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Teenagers without English skills face highest high school hurdles of all

Teenagers without English skills face highest high school hurdles of all

Every year, thousands of immigrants enroll in Minnesota public schools, but the challenges aren't equal for all of them. For those who enter the system in high school with little or no English language and writing skills, the pressure is on almost immediately.
by Emma Nelson

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Carleton and St. Olaf profs moonlight as musicians

Carleton and St. Olaf profs moonlight as musicians

Remember when I wrote recently about how old Northfield rivals Carleton College and St. Olaf College would be teaming up for some projects soon? Looks like it’s already happening in the music scene.
by Alex Friedrich

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Why university professors have it better than I do

Why university professors have it better than I do

Among the 10 least stressful jobs for 2014, as reported recently by The Wall Street Journal: 4. University Professor (Tenured) Stress Score: 8.43   Among the 10 most stressful: 8.  Reporter (Newspaper) Stress Score: 46.75 (I ain’t sayin’. I’m … just sayin’.)
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Derailed presidents, politician presidents and default rates

Former GWU president Trachtenberg on why university presidencies are derailed Being at odds with an ambitious governor is just one way for a university president to get ousted. A newly mentioned book illustrates others: ethical lapses, poor interpersonal skills, governing-board troubles, inability to lead key constituencies and — an obvious one — failure to meet institutional objectives. Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Author Kate DiCamillo on how 'stories connect us'

Author Kate DiCamillo on how 'stories connect us'

Award-winning and best-selling Minneapolis children's book author Kate DiCamillo is the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, inaugurated January 10, 2014 at the Library of Congress. Hear her September 2013 appearance at the Fitzgerald Theater, in conversation with MPR's Cathy Wurzer.

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University of Minnesota medical officials warn of crunch in residencies

University of Minnesota medical officials warn of crunch in residencies

A national training bottleneck threatens Minnesota’s ability to fill increased demand for doctors in coming years, University of Minnesota medical school officials warn. Stagnant federal and state funding has limited the number of residency positions where they can train. Unless the number of residencies increases Minnesota will be short a projected 2,000 physicians a decade Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Happiness, Facebook passwords and the doomed degree

The Degree Is Doomed  The value of paper degrees lies in a common agreement to accept them as a proxy for competence and status, and that agreement is less rock solid than the higher education establishment would like to believe. (Harvard Business Review) High-Profile Study to Examine Happiness After College Questions surrounding degree-holders will focus on five Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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How to close the racial graduation gap

How to close the racial graduation gap

What programs are offering the right kind of support to help them succeed?

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