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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.

What Minnesota told Coursera about its online education courses

OHE Coursera Letters You may have read the articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education and Slate about how the Minnesota Office of Higher Education is putting Coursera through the wringer. The Chronicle says the state recently gave “the boot” to the well-known provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs) for running afoul of Minnesota…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Science bias, tuition freezes and the cheap Texas degree

Texas Pushes $10,000 Degree Texas Gov. Rick Perry is renewing his call for $10,000 undergraduate degrees, in what he hopes will be the state’s signature response to the national problem of rising college tuition and student debt. (The Wall Street Journal) Science professors biased against females — study A new Yale University study shows that bias against…
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Military members face student loan debt problems

Members of the military are having trouble grappling with the confusing patchwork of student loan benefits they can receive and often end up taking on tens of thousands more dollars in debt than they needed to, says a new government report.

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How Minnesota student debt compares nationally

How Minnesota student debt compares nationally

Last year I covered reasons Minnesotans are pretty heavy student-loan borrowers compared to their classmates around the nation. That was based on a report on the borrowing habits of the Class of 2010 by the Institute for College Access and Success‘s Project on Student Debt. Now this year’s results are in: We’ve moved up from…
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St. Thomas: Our fund-raising total is region's largest

St. Thomas: Our fund-raising total is region's largest

This announcement from the University of St. Thomas: St. Thomas campaign raises one-half billion dollars, sets private higher education record in five-state region More than $142 million was raised for financial aid, the campaign’s highest priority. The completion of the most successful fund-raising campaign of any private institution of higher education in Minnesota and its…
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Average debt up again for new college grads

Average debt up again for new college grads

The latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt shows two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan debt, and those who borrowed walked off the graduation stage owing on average $26,600 -- up about 5 percent from the class before.

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One Minn. school district asks voters for smaller levy on fall ballot

Of the 40 Minnesota school districts asking taxpayers to vote on school levies this fall, the request from the small district of Frazee-Vergas is most glaring.
by Tim Post

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Paul Tough on 'How Children Succeed' through grit, adversity

Paul Tough on 'How Children Succeed' through grit, adversity

Character, not test scores, is the key to children succeeding in school and in life, says Paul Tough. He argues that character can be taught and that we all have a responsibility to help develop it in students.
by Emily Kaiser

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North Dakota teacher publishes 2nd novel

A high school English teacher from Drayton has published a second novel.

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A public law school faces trial over liberal bias

A public law school faces trial over liberal bias

Conservatives have maintained for years that they are passed over for jobs and promotions at law schools because of their views, but formal challenges have been rare. A case against the University of Iowa is considered the first of its kind.

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