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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.

Chaska sends students home after threat

Chaska High School has sent students home after a lockdown over a received threat.

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Franken: Student mental health key in helping school security

Franken: Student mental health key in helping school security

Sen. Al Franken met with school officials Monday in Eagan to discuss school safety, three weeks after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. The conversation ranged from school security to better monitoring the mental health of students to prevent future violence.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Charm School, endowments and Catholic dorms

Dartmouth Controversy Reflects Quandary for Endowments Trustees’ connections can prove profitable for the universities, offering access to top-performing hedge funds and private equity firms that may not be open to other investors. But they can also create the appearance that the colleges may have nonfinancial motives for picking investments. And if the investments do not perform well, it…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minnesota education policies get a D

A national education reform group has given Minnesota poor marks on its education laws and policies. StudentsFirst ranked Minnesota 26th among all states.

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How Eric Kaler is responding to accusations of admin bloat

How Eric Kaler is responding to accusations of admin bloat

Looks like the University of Minnesota is still dealing with the aftermath of The Wall Street Journal’s Christmas-week piece on administrative spending there. The piece made the U the poster child for administrative bloat, and prompted a Washington Post column in which writer Charles Lane says: … The bloat on many U.S. campuses is now…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of Minn. 'Physics Circus' set for Mpls.

Hurry, hurry. Step right up to the University of Minnesota's "Physics Circus."

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Notes in the Margins: Prof stress, homelessness and tech-school teachers

Top 10 Reasons Being a University Professor is a Stressful Job Being a university professor is in no way the least stressful job for 2013, as a recent Forbes article stated. In fact, 2013 is likely to be one of the worst years to be a university professor. (Forbes via Education Dive) Tech school teachers are paid more…
by Alex Friedrich

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Pay college athletes? The debate has changed

Pay college athletes? The debate has changed

Paying college athletes was thought to violate the spirit of amateurism, but the enormous television revenue generated by sports and the long hours of work by the players have changed the debate.

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Winona State seeks honor for 2 buildings

Winona State University is hoping to get two of its oldest campus buildings added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools

Vets face confusion using GI Bill at state schools

In choosing to serve her country in uniform, Hayleigh Lynn Perez knowingly accepted a nomadic life. Now the former Army sergeant says she and thousands of other veterans trying to get a higher education are being penalized for that enforced rootlessness.

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