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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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Coursera to offer new MOOC options for teachers

Coursera to offer new MOOC options for teachers

A leading platform for the popular "massive open online courses" offered by elite universities is moving into a new realm: the expansive field of continuing education for teachers.

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What is the UMN College in the Schools program excluding?

What is the UMN College in the Schools program excluding?

Emory University English professor Mark Bauerlein writes in the Star Tribune why the University of Minnesota is wrong to largely exclude classics from its “College in the Schools” program: The point here is not to censure the course for its contemporary, multiculturalist focus. Prof. McNaron and CIS have, in fact, developed machinery to ensure college-level…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Rich kids, Arabic and boring lectures

No Rich Child Left Behind In the United States over the last few decades these differences in educational success between high- and lower-income students have grown substantially. For example, economists at the University of Michigan found that the proportion of students from upper-income families who earn a bachelor’s degree has increased by 18 percentage points over a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Who will be reconciling House and Senate higher-ed legislation?

Who will be reconciling House and Senate higher-ed legislation?

Here are the legislators chosen to be on the upcoming higher-education conference committee, which is charged with reconciling/synthesizing House and Senate legislation on that subject: House: Chairman Gene Pelowski (DFL-Winona) Ryan Winkler (DFL-Golden Valley); Paul Rosenthal (DFL- Edina) Zachary Dorholt (DFL-St. Cloud) Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls) Senate: Chairwoman Terri Bonoff (DFL-Minnetonka) Greg Clausen (DFL-Apple Valley)…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why St. Olaf is the 23rd healthiest college in the U.S.

Why St. Olaf is the 23rd healthiest college in the U.S.

Another dining award for St. Olaf College — Its food has put the college on The 25 Healthiest Colleges in the U.S. list by Greatist.com, which also made USA Today. Although the ranking cited other colleges’ fitness facilities and initiatives, it was apparently the chow that earned Oles 23rd place: St. Olaf’s food service program…
by Alex Friedrich

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Senate Dream Act vote could come Wednesday

Senate Dream Act vote could come Wednesday

To get an update on where the Minnesota “Dream Act” stands, I’ve been talking with some of its backers. It looks like a floor vote on the Senate bill — which stands alone — is tentatively scheduled for May 1 (tomorrow). The House has no companion bill, and the omnibus higher-education bill doesn’t contain it.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Alt-ac, 911 and blended courses

Calling 911 Shouldn’t Lead to Jail Research suggests that, among those who witness an overdose, the most common reason people don’t call for help is the fear of being arrested. (The New York Times) Why famous dropouts aren’t the best advocates for staying in school Mark Wahlberg, the wildly successful actor and musician and producer and actor,…
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Steve Perry at Minnesota Meeting 'RESET Education' school reform event

Educator Steve Perry, author of "Push Has Come to Shove, Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve." Keynote speech at Minnesota Meeting "RESET Education" conversation series sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. Panel of respondents: local educators Michael Thomas, Eric Mahmoud and Eli Kramer.

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Minn. teachers union ousts leader Tom Dooher

Minn. teachers union ousts leader Tom Dooher

Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher has lost a bid for a third term as head of the state's teachers union. Delegates to the union's convention today elected Denise Specht as their new president.
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30 years on, educators still divided on scathing schools report

Thirty years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan's administration released "A Nation at Risk," a report warning of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in American public education.

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