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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.

Dayton appoints five new MnSCU trustees

Dayton appoints five new MnSCU trustees

This announcement just came in from the governor’s office. I’ve restructured it to get the most interesting stuff up top: Governor Dayton appoints members to MnSCU Board of Trustees Today, Governor Mark Dayton announced the appointment of five new members of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universites (MnSCU) Board of Trustees and the reappointment of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges

For-profit colleges put revenues above education, and charge students high tuition and loan rates that could leave them in debt for years, a Senate Democratic report said Monday.

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Notes in the Margins: Truths, industry and for-profits

False Promises It has long been clear that an oily subgroup of for-profit schools were doing very well for themselves by recruiting students who had no real chance of graduating, pocketing their federal financial aid and leaving the students with valueless credentials — or none at all — and crippling debt. (The New York Times)…
by Alex Friedrich

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Replace current law, recommends Minnesota task force on bullying

Replace current law, recommends Minnesota task force on bullying

A state task force formed to look into the problem of bullying is recommending Minnesota scrap its current bullying law and replace it with a stronger anti-bullying statute.
by Tim Post

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What Harkin for-profit report says about three MN colleges

I’ve chatted with Tom Crann on All Things Considered about Sen. Tom Harkin’s investigation into for-profit colleges and the three Minnesota schools that were in the report. Above is the first volume of the report, where you can see in detail what what’s said about each college. The Web page with links to all the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges

Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges

A Senate Democratic committee report says for-profit colleges place revenues above education and charge students high tuition and excessive loan rates. It says that top officials running the schools enrich themselves.

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Do students understand what constitutes cheating in school?

Do students understand what constitutes cheating in school?

There was no shortage of new cheating scandals in academic settings in the past few months. But a new problem is beginning to surface: Many students don't even understand what constitutes cheating.
by Emily Kaiser

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UND center expands work in alternative fuel

A new research facility at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks will allow expanded research on alternative fuels.
by Dan Gunderson

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The Week in Commentary

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments they inspired.

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Notes in the Margins: DREAM, law schools and Khan Academy

Admissions 101: One dad’s promising college selection system Chris Katucki is a retired attorney who invented his own system for identifying hidden gem colleges. When his son Tommy was a high school junior, Katucki began experimenting with available undergraduate statistics and produced a clever formula for the kind of place we would want our children…
by Alex Friedrich

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