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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.

Recent college grads face underemployment, debt

In case you missed it, MPR’s The Daily Circuit had a discussion yesterday about recent college grads and the crippling debt and demoralizing underemployment they face. You can listen to the audio above, watch the following video and read the collection of tweets and comments compiled by MPR’s Stephanie Curtis after that. Watch For College…
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Notes in the Margins: World rankings, dropout ceremonies and Quebec

As student loans grow, so does university leadership pay Students graduating with mountains of debt this month might want to ask why their university presidents make so much money. (CNNMoney via University Business) This graduation season, should there be a ceremony for dropouts too? While the graduates are treated as people, the rest of us are treated…
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Interim president Kennedy named to lead MSCTC

More presidential action from MnSCU. Here’s the official announcement: Peggy Kennedy Appointed President of Minnesota State Community and Technical College The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees today appointed Peggy Kennedy as president of Minnesota State Community and Technical College, which has campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, Moorhead and Wadena. Kennedy has…
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Mankato provost, ex-MnSCU exec named Winona prez

I’ve been out doing interviews today, so didn’t have time to post this morning’s news. Here’s Winona State University‘s press release: Scott R. Olson Appointed President of Winona State University Connie J. Gores to serve as interim president                The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees today appointed Scott R. Olson as…
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Notes in the Margins: Pro wrestling, gap years and tuition discounts

State grant aid goes increasingly to the wealthy State grant and scholarship programs for college students increasingly favor students who aren’t needy, according to a new report. (The Washington Post) College Costs Weighing Down a Generation With Student Debt A new series from The Times examines the implications of rising college costs and the indebtedness of students and their…
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Recent college grads face underemployment, debt

Recent college grads face underemployment, debt

The classes of 2006-2011 continue to face underemployment and overwhelming debt, according to a Rutgers University study released last week on workforce trends.

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Quebec students protesting tuition hike

Students in Quebec have been protesting a plan to raise university tuition 75 percent over the next five years.
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Struggling borrowers enriching Minn.-based student loan guarantor

Student debt is a big industry. This according to a Bloomberg News exclusive story on Educational Credit Management Corp., a Minnesota-based student loan guarantor that bills itself as "one of the country's top 10 guaranty agencies and the U.S. Department of Education's designated provider for student loan bankruptcy services."

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MnSCU: Average tuition could rise 3.9 percent

This press release just came in from MnSCU: Proposed Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Budget Aims to Maintain Affordability Tuition Increase for Full-time Students Held to $171 at State Colleges and $285 at State Universities The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Board of Trustees will consider a proposed fiscal year 2013 budget at its…
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What some U regents said about executive compensation

I’ve been at the second of three meetings of the University of Minnesota‘s Board of Regents’ special committee on executive compensation and administrative transitional leaves. They’re reviewing the U’s policy on the subject, and how it compares to peer universities’. It comes after an uproar over news that former President Robert Bruininks’ paid out $2.8…
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