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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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

U of M bureaucracy scrutinized in Wall Street Journal report

U of M bureaucracy scrutinized in Wall Street Journal report

New analysis by the Wall Street Journal suggests that tuition at public universities has been rising much faster than inflation because of bloated buraucracies. Joining MPR's Cathy Wurzer with reaction to that finding is Laura Brod, a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market

Liberal arts colleges forced to evolve with market

Today's increasingly career-focused students mostly aren't buying the idea that a liberal arts education is good value, and many small liberal arts colleges are struggling. The survivors are shedding their liberal arts identity, if not the label.

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Science Museum shines spotlight on diversity

Science Museum shines spotlight on diversity

The Science Fusion series kicks off Jan. 5 with African Americans in Science, inviting museum visitors to interact with African Americans who have careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Skipping college to succeed

Skipping college to succeed

Holding up the examples of Microsoft's Bill Gates and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, some soon-to-be college students are skipping the traditional higher education path. What do some of these higher education alternatives look like?

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Colleges help students scrub online footprints

Colleges help students scrub online footprints

Universities are offering free ways to allow students to clean up their online image. Students realize that ill-considered Web profiles of drunken frat parties, prank videos and worse can doom graduates to unemployment, even if the pages are somebody else's with the same name.

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What state education funding changes can we expect in 2013?

What state education funding changes can we expect in 2013?

We'll come down to the state level and look at what we might expect from lawmakers on the topic of education funding when they return to the Capitol next month.

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Pogemiller: More data for the college-bound

State education leaders want to make sure high school students know before they graduate whether they are fully prepared for college.
by Alex Friedrich

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What education policies can we expect during Obama's second term?

What education policies can we expect during Obama's second term?

As President Barack Obama prepares for his second term, we'll look back on the education policies put into place during his first four years. We'll talk about what we federal education changes we can expect from Obama in the coming year.

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Expect push for new bullying law in Minn. next session

Expect push for new bullying law in Minn. next session

Advocates of stronger anti-bullying measures in Minnesota say they'll push again for a new bullying law during the upcoming legislative session.
by Tim Post

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