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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.

Q & A: Miami's superintendent on education issues in Fla. and Minn.

Miami-Dade School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho spoke earlier Wednesday at the United Way's Education Forum on the State of Education in Minnesota, and he joins MPR's Tom Crann on All Things Considered.
by Tom Crann

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Follow up on Washburn High School racial incident

Follow up on Washburn High School racial incident

In the wake of Wednesday evening's community meeting at Washburn High School in Minneapolis over an incident involving a dark-skinned doll that was hanged from a noose, Tom Weber will speak with Minneapolis school superintendent Bernadeia Johnson about what came from the meeting and what other responses or changes the district is contemplating.

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SW Minn. State University presidential semifinalists named

Here’s a slightly edited announcement from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system:   Two Semifinalists for President of Southwest Minnesota State University Named Campus visits scheduled for January 30-February 1 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) has named two semifinalists who are under consideration to be president of Southwest Minnesota State University. The…
by Alex Friedrich

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What some UMN faculty wrote TCF Bank about Iranian student accounts

What some UMN faculty wrote TCF Bank about Iranian student accounts

Looks like some University of Minnesota faculty are trying to flex a little consumer muscle. You may remember the story of how TCF Bank informed a number of Iranian students at the U letters late last month that it was closing their accounts. Below is a copy of a letter that professor Bill Beeman forwarded…
by Alex Friedrich

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Education gets big boost in Dayton's budget proposal

Education gets big boost in Dayton's budget proposal

All levels of education, from preschool to higher ed, would receive increases in funding under Gov. Mark Dayton's budget proposal.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Gays, the DREAM Act and law schools' third year

Maryland Dream Act loophole raising cost of tuition for some students in Montgomery County Undocumented Montgomery County high school students who haven’t yet graduated but want to take college courses at Montgomery College to get ahead will have to pay roughly triple the rate their peers do. (The Washington Post) Georgia-Backed Scholarships Benefit Schools Barring Gays An…
by Alex Friedrich

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Education officials react to governor's budget

Tom Weber will get reaction to Gov. Dayton's budget plan from two education officials on Wednesday's The Daily Circuit.

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Schools closed in northern Minn. due to cold

School children across northern Minnesota are enjoying an extra day off today because of frigid cold weather.
by Dan Kraker

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Marian Wright Edelman speaks at annual MLK breakfast in Minneapolis

Marian Wright Edelman speaks at annual MLK breakfast in Minneapolis

Marian Wright Edelman, the founder of the Children's Defense Fund spoke Monday, January 21 at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Breakfast held at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

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Minnesota high school graduation rate nudges up

According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2010, 88.2 percent of Minnesota students graduated after four years in high school.
by Tim Post

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