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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.

McDonald's puts calorie count on menus

McDonald's puts calorie count on menus

The move comes ahead of a regulation that could require major chains to post the information as early as next year.

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Concordia University St. Paul cutting tuition $10,000

Concordia University in St. Paul plans to announce Wednesday that it will cut its tuition by a third next year. The private school's current tuition is $29,700; officials plan to drop that by $10,000.
by Tom Weber

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The Rise of Phoenix: For-profit universities shake up the academy

The Rise of Phoenix: For-profit universities shake up the academy

The rapid rise of for-profit colleges has provoked heated debate, opening up new conversations about the costs, quality and purpose of higher education. In this documentary, correspondent Emily Hanford examines the history and influence of the University of Phoenix, one of the nation's largest colleges, and explores how Phoenix and other for-profits are shaping the future of higher education.

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Political differences impede regulation of for-profit schools

Political differences impede regulation of for-profit schools

In late July, a U.S. Senate committee that scrutinized 30 for-profit colleges around the country questioned the performance of three based in the Twin Cities. Minnesota state officials are taking a closer look at the state's for-profit colleges.
by Alex Friedrich

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Studies: Placebo or not, acupuncture helps with pain

Studies: Placebo or not, acupuncture helps with pain

Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis in a review of more than two dozen studies - the latest analysis of an often-studied therapy that has as many fans as critics.

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For-profit Globe University's recruitment, revenue tactics questioned

For-profit Globe University's recruitment, revenue tactics questioned

Former employees and students of for-profit Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business paint a picture of schools that target students eligible for subsidized loans and grants, but who have low prospects for academic success. They also raise questions about whether students at those schools -- and the taxpayers who subsidize them -- are getting their money's worth.
by Alex Friedrich

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Chicago teachers' strike is first in 25 years

Chicago teachers' strike is first in 25 years

Thousands of teachers walked off the job Monday in Chicago's first schools strike in 25 years, after union leaders announced that months-long negotiations had failed to resolve a contract dispute with school district officials by a midnight deadline.

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Why kindergarten matters: Schools say early absenteeism compounds problems later

Why kindergarten matters: Schools say early absenteeism compounds problems later

The Minneapolis and St. Paul school districts are trying to improve attendance in kindergarten and preschool with the goal of lifting students' academic performance in later years.
by Tim Post

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On campus, finding friends via clubs of all kinds

On campus, finding friends via clubs of all kinds

Rather than going the traditional route of joining a club sport or rushing a fraternity or sorority, some University of Minnesota students choose to connect with groups that teach them new hobbies like riding a unicycle or even professionally climbing trees.

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'Children succeed' with character, not test scores

A child's success can't be measured in IQ scores, standardized tests or vocabulary quizzes, says author Paul Tough. Success, he argues, is about how young people build character.

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