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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: Anti-Obama disturbance, grad-student tweets and ROTC

A third of young Americans hold college degrees One-third of the nation’s 25- to 29-year-olds have completed at least a bachelor’s degree, accordin to a Pew study. That’s a new high. Sixty-three percent have completed at least “some” college. And 90 percent have a high school diploma or GED. (Linking and Thinking on Education) University Of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. voters approve most school levy requests

Most Minnesota school districts with levy referendums on the ballot yesterday met with success. Voters approved 29 of 40 requests from school districts.
by Tim Post

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Fewer school districts asking for levy approval this election

Fewer school districts asking for levy approval this election

A relatively small number of Minnesota school districts are asking local tax payers to approve operating levies this Election Day.
by Tim Post

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High school dropouts: Should we let them go?

High school dropouts: Should we let them go?

During a recent appearance on the Daily Circuit, former Metropolitan Council Chairman Peter Bell theorized on what could be done to tackle the number of high school dropouts. Bell's idea: Let them go.
by Peter Bell and Emily Kaiser

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University of Minnesota eliminating Office of Academic Administration

University of Minnesota eliminating Office of Academic Administration

The U has announced more administrative cost-cutting. This from Tim Post: The University of Minnesota has announced plans to eliminate its Office of Academic Administration to save money and streamline operations. The move is expected to save the university $1.6 million eliminate five and a half positions. President Eric Kaler’s chief of staff, Amy Phenix, says…
by Alex Friedrich

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Video: St. Cloud State — Gangnam Style

Video: St. Cloud State — Gangnam Style

It’s what the kids are up to these days, I guess. Watch it and you’ll be like me — learning about popular videos through parodies. Stay hip.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Penn State, Canada and fitness over sports

Graham B. Spanier, Former Penn State President, Charged in Sandusky Case The charges against Graham B. Spanier, which include perjury, come as authorities examine how Penn State officials handled allegations of child sexual abuse involving Jerry Sandusky. (The New York Times) The 10 Colleges Where The Professors Get Low Marks The Princeton Review recently ranked the colleges where the…
by Alex Friedrich

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How will MOOCs fit into academic plans and support?

Todd Bloom, chief academic officer at Hobsons, an education company, guest blogs on LearnMoreMN about what could be a challenging new responsibility for those schools using Massive Open Online Courses: As institutions find creative ways to use MOOCs to broaden educational opportunities for all students, colleges and universities need to go a step beyond putting in…
by Alex Friedrich

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