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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.

Wood named chancellor of UMN-Crookston

I was busy working on test scores when this announcement came in yesterday afternoon from the U: Fred E. Wood named chancellor of University of Minnesota, Crookston Fred E. Wood has been named chancellor of the University of Minnesota’s campus in Crookston. He will begin the position July 2, 2012, pending approval by the university’s…
by Alex Friedrich

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School counselors in short supply in Minnesota

School counselors in short supply in Minnesota

After two public school students in southeastern Minnesota committed suicide this spring, experts expressed concern about gaps in mental health services in Minnesota schools. Minnesota has one of the largest ratios of students to school counselors in the nation - and a shortage of community counselors who treat children.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Catholics, executives and illegal immigrants

Colleges Get Career-Minded Some liberal-arts schools are beginning to make career development a mission-critical aspect of the college experience, with everything from ramped-up career services to academic programs emphasizing real-world applications. (The Wall Street Journal) Marc Ostrofsky Spends $1.5M To Send His 5 Daughters To College We’re looking at roughly $60,000 to $70,000 per child per year,”…
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Minnesota's new accountability scores

Here are the results of Minnesota’s new school-accountability measurements, which replace the ones used by No Child Left Behind. The new system gives each school two big scores. 1) The main score: the Multiple Measurements Rating. It uses the Adequate Yearly Progress score to measure student proficiency. AYP is based largely on standardized test scores…
by Alex Friedrich

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Report on Minn. school performance released Tuesday

The Minnesota Department of Education is releasing its list of state school performance evaluated under new standards on Tuesday. The state was granted a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements this year. What do these new measurements mean for schools?

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Notes in the Margins: Competition, longer lives and the skills shortage

Higher education linked to longer life, CDC report shows Education may not only improve a person’s finances, it is also linked to better health habits and a longer life. (USA Today) Skills Shortage: Fact or Fiction Do we really have a skills gap or is it that employers just aren’t willing to pay market value for…
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American RadioWorks documentary: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court

American RadioWorks documentary: Thurgood Marshall Before the Court

On the anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Board v. Board of Education, hear an American RadioWorks documentary about Thurgood Marshall, who was the NAACP lawyer who argued the case before the Supreme Court. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson appointed him to the Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court.

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UW boosts Native American enrollment

Enrollment figures from the University of Wisconsin System show many more Native Americans are going to college. But their retention and graduation rates lag behind the overall student population.

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