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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.

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Finding the beauty in at-risk teens

There is a sad, angsty, misunderstood teenager in all of us. Some of us are just better at letting it show.

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School districts hope summer assessments give students a head start

School districts hope summer assessments give students a head start

As Minnesota students settle into their new classrooms in the coming weeks, teachers will begin to assess their reading and writing skills.
by Tim Post

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Mankato students return as football coach is hit with child porn charges

Mankato students return as football coach is hit with child porn charges

Thursday is move-in day at Minnesota State University in Mankato and thousands of new students will descend on campus to prepare for a new school year. In addition to student orientations and new roommates, they'll encounter a community reeling with disbelief, as the university's head football coach faces accusations involving child pornography.
by Elizabeth Baier

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ACT: Minnesota high schoolers tops

The test measures how proficient students are in English, reading, math and science. It's also a good indicator of whether students are ready for college level courses.
by Tim Post

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More students taking out loans

Borrowing by Minnesota students is outstripping tuition increases. More students took out loans, and they borrowed more money.
by Alex Friedrich

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Report: How student borrowing has risen in 2 years

I’m working on my own radio spots about the state Office of Higher Education report above. But for now feel free to read the original report (Ed. note: Problems uploading. Link to report is here.) And check out the office’s take on the data in its press release below: OHE REPORT INDICATES HOW MN STUDENTS…
by Alex Friedrich

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Analysis: New studies weigh college value and cost

Analysis: New studies weigh college value and cost

Two new studies offer emphatic answers to much-discussed questions about higher education: Yes, a college degree is worth it, but yes, it's the middle-class that's getting particularly squeezed with student debt in the pursuit of one

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Survey: WVU makes top party school, beats Ohio U.

The The Princeton Review's college rankings are in the 2013 edition of "The Best 377 Colleges," which goes on sale Tuesday.

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Lunch workers study how to get kids to eat healthy

Lunch workers study how to get kids to eat healthy

There will be more whole grains on school lunch menus this year, along with a wider selection of fruits and vegetables and other healthy options. The challenge is getting children to eat them.

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Special needs kids staying in traditional schools

Special needs kids staying in traditional schools

The high cost of educating students with special needs is disproportionately falling on traditional public schools as other students increasingly opt for alternatives that aren't always readily open to those requiring special education.

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