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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.

Notes in the Margins: AP, performance funding and the so-called STEM shortage

Study: There may not be a shortage of American STEM graduates after all The EPI study found that the United States has “more than a sufficient supply of workers available to work in STEM occupations.” Basic dynamics of supply and demand would dictate that if there were a domestic labor shortage, wages should have risen. Instead,…
by Alex Friedrich

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The purpose of higher education

The purpose of higher education

This week on the Friday Roundtable, our panelists will discuss the purpose of higher education.
by Maureen Ramirez

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Mac students: Prez will meet with us over Wells Fargo

Mac students: Prez will meet with us over Wells Fargo

Update: I got this response from Mac spokeswoman Barbara Laskin: At the 1 pm meeting tomorrow between Pres. Brian Rosenberg and the KWOC students, the topic of discussion will be the college’s relationship with Wells Fargo.  Other than that, there is no predetermined agenda. I’ve got a call in to Macalester College for confirmation, but…
by Alex Friedrich

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What the Dream Act would cost the UMN and MnSCU

MN Senate Fiscal Note for Dream Act – S0723_1E When I posted a while back about the cost of the Minnesota Dream Act — About half a million dollars a year in State Grant funding — I neglected to include a couple of additional costs. It’s estimated that the University of Minnesota would take a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Higher-ed bill passes House, gets bipartisan praise for toughness, tuition control

Higher-ed bill passes House, gets bipartisan praise for toughness, tuition control

The Minnesota House passed a higher education bill that drew bipartisan praise for its tough-minded approach to tuition and administrative spending. The bill, which passed 86-44, would prohibit MnSCU and the U from using state appropriations for executive bonuses. And the systems would have to report more closely what they spend on administration. Higher-education committee…
by Alex Friedrich

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House DFL research brief on omnibus higher-education bill

Just got this in advance of the House floor debate/vote on the higher-education omnibus bill. It’s scheduled for 10 a.m., but word from the DFL Caucus is the floor will take an immediate recess and likely reconvene around 11 a.m.
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Online testing problems worry state education officials

Online testing problems worry state education officials

Troubles with administering the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment tests in schools have been going on for a week. Some state education officials some fear the testing delays might hurt student test scores.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Poor kids, debt risks and gaming the numbers

Admissions 101: Why smart, poor students are dumb Selective colleges get plenty of applications from the top-scoring children of affluent parents, including many in this region. What the colleges need, their admissions officers say, are more high-achieving, low-income applicants. Places such as Georgetown and Duke don’t like being called country clubs for the rich. They want…
by Alex Friedrich

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Macalester College student: We bunked it outside the office of the prez

Macalester College student: We bunked it outside the office of the prez

It’s Day 2 of the Macalester College student sit-in of the lobby of President Brian Rosenberg’s office — protesting the college’s refusal to cut ties with Wells Fargo Bank over its house-foreclosure record. I contacted student Alexander Bartiromo again, who told me by email: We did indeed stay overnight, and it was honestly very relaxed.…
by Alex Friedrich

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'A Nation At Risk' 30 years later: Shortcomings remain

"A Nation at Risk," the report issued 30 years ago by President Ronald Reagan's Education Department, was meant as a wake-up call for the country. It spelled out where the United States was coming up short in education and what steps could be taken to avert a crisis. But its warnings still reverberate today.

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