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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.

Some states dropping GED as test price spikes

Some states dropping GED as test price spikes

Several dozen states are looking for an alternative to the GED high school equivalency test because of concerns that a new version coming out next year is more costly and will no longer be offered in a pencil and paper format.

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Call for entries in Minn. HS film fest

Young filmmakers have less than two weeks to submit their entries to a Minnesota film festival for high school students.

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School freezer may be next stop for local food movement

School freezer may be next stop for local food movement

A school in Arlington, Minn., is leading the way to show how institutions might extend the season for local food -- by freezing it. But the labor is intensive and financial savings are uncertain.
by Jennifer Vogel

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How the Office of Higher Ed wants to make the college search process easier

How the Office of Higher Ed wants to make the college search process easier

Here’s a neat idea the state Office of Higher Education has come up with: a free smartphone app that helps students stay on top of their college search. Here’s the OHE announcement by Director Larry Pogemiller. I’ve put in bold the stuff that sounds pretty nifty: Dear Colleagues, Better student planning and preparation are essential…
by Alex Friedrich

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What some MnSCU part-time students are saying about money

A while back I did a radio piece on how student leaders at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system campuses were saying the State Grant formula was unfair toward working part-time students. Above is a survey that the Minnesota State University Student Association (which represents those at four-year institutions) conducted of part-time students. The…
by Alex Friedrich

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Should the University of Minnesota hook up with Mayo?

Should the University of Minnesota hook up with Mayo?

Louis Johnston, chair of the Department of Economics at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University writes in MinnPost what the U should do now that Fairview merger talks have ended: The first step is to separate the University of Minnesota’s Health Sciences from Fairview. This will allow Fairview to pursue any mergers or combinations…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Race law, student reading and emotional train wrecks

Foreign lecturers in Italy suffer 50% pay cut The long-precarious position of the lettori – the British and other foreign lecturers working within Italian universities – has recently taken a turn for the worse as 91 of them have had their salaries cut by up to 60 per cent in the aftermath of what has been described as…
by Alex Friedrich

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Report details racial disparity in school suspensions

Nearly two-thirds of African-American boys with disabilities in St. Paul Public Schools were suspended from school at least once during the 2009-10 school year, according to a new study from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. That's nearly double the national average and more than seven times the rate for the general student body in the St. Paul schools.

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How to get the best college financial aid deal possible

How to get the best college financial aid deal possible

As college-bound high school seniors decide which school to attend -- and how to pay for it -- two financial aid experts answer your questions about how to navigate the process.

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Q&A: Mpls. superintendent on reducing school suspensions

Q&A: Mpls. superintendent on reducing school suspensions

Reporter Laura Yuen talked to Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson about the district's school suspension racial gap and what the district is doing to reduce overall suspensions.
by Laura Yuen

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