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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.

How a professor wants to change UMN grading

“I would like to state my own alarm and dismay at the degree to which grade compression … has infected some of our colleges.” — Christopher Cramer, University of Minnesota chemistry professor and chairman of the U’s Faculty Consultative Committee, on what has prompted his proposal to include in every transcript the percentage of students…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. students ace 2nd round of National Spelling Bee

Minn. students ace 2nd round of National Spelling Bee

Minnesota's top five spellers aced the second round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee today, with correct spellings of temerity, contrariant, habitus, Buddha, and gazette.
by Madeleine Baran

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Why some low-income students don't focus on studies

Why some low-income students don't focus on studies

College Possible founder Jim McCorkle runs the Minnesota-based nonprofit to help low income students get into college. Last night he told Bright Ideas host Stephen Smith how his organization drills into them a fundamental life lesson when it preps them for the ACT. The students in his program take a full practice test four times…
by Alex Friedrich

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Should colleges get out of the cafeteria business?

Should colleges get out of the cafeteria business?

“Why the universities … are even in the business of providing food and lodging is a question one could ask. Maybe they should turn those functions over to outsiders and concentrate on what they know best. … Some schools have made some headway in that way. Food services at many many colleges are now contracted…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Vets, Japanese and Britannica

Why Romney, Obama are education twins Poor Mitt Romney. He appoints a splendid group of education policy advisers, smart people with great ideas. Then he learns that he has to give a speech explaining how he differs from President Obama on schools when those same advisers have spent their careers making that nearly impossible. (The Washington…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bright Ideas with Jim McCorkell

Bright Ideas with Jim McCorkell

Our May installment of the Bright Ideas series features Jim McCorkell, CEO and founder of College Possible, where he put into action his life-long passion to make college admission and success possible for low-income students. Stephen Smith hosts.

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Making college more affordable

Making college more affordable

As college costs continue to rise and student loan debt continues to mount, public colleges and universities are beginning to confront the issue of affordability. We'll discuss the steps universities are taking to decrease tuition costs.

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America's backslide on school segregation

America's backslide on school segregation

It's been nearly 60 years since the landmark ruling Brown v. the Board of Education, yet schools around the nation appear to be a on a backslide toward high segregation rates not seen for many decades. Does it lead to inadequate education and fail to prepare students for a diverse world?

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The Week in Commentary

The Week in Commentary

A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the responses they generated.

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U panel wants more admin pay rules

A University of Minnesota Regents committee wants the university to discontinue special transitional leaves for administrators.
by Alex Friedrich

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