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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.

How can students intelligently plan careers amid so many conflicting signals?

After reading so much about education and jobs for my work, it’s good for me to step back and read about the issue through the eyes of an outsider — a potential student, a parent, a laid-off worker. That’s what I did with this one that appeared in Sunday’s Star Tribune. After reading it, I’m…
by Alex Friedrich

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Anoka-Hennepin votes tonight on agreement over pending federal lawsuit

The Anoka-Hennepin School District plans to vote tonight on an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights over a pending federal lawsuit.
by Tim Post and Tom Weber

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Macalester ranked among most free-spirited colleges

Macalester ranked among most free-spirited colleges

Figures.Macalester College has made Inside College’s list of Most Free-Spirited Colleges, as reported by The Huffington Post. It’s a list of schools .. … where those who ‘wear a tutu to school and don’t notice (or care) about…funny looks’ can just have fun! See the slideshow of rainbow-chasers here.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Food, parental recommendations and the AP arms race

Campus food banks help students through tough times A growing number of colleges are establishing food pantries for students and others struggling to secure enough food. (USA Today) At some colleges, parental recommendations make an impression Smith is among just a few colleges — among them nearby Mount Holyoke and Holy Cross in Massachusetts, St. Anselm in…
by Alex Friedrich

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Two Minn. school districts awarded literacy grants

The McKnight Foundation has awarded $6 million in grant money to improve literacy efforts at two Minnesota school districts.
by Jon Collins

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Burnsville residents angry over school official's payout

School board members in the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage district hear from angry constituents upset about a large severance payout to a former human resources director.

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With budget surplus, state could remit payment to schools

With budget surplus, state could remit payment to schools

A glimmer of good news came this week for Minnesota schools: More than $300 million borrowed from schools last year to balance the budget will be paid back. The problem: The state still owes schools $2.4 billion in deferred payments.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Fighting Sioux, Santorum fact-check and high-school courses

How to stop starving public colleges and shrinking the middle class America is  making it harder and harder for young people of modest means to attend college. But affordable public higher education is essential to preserving the middle class. (The Christian Science Monitor via University Business) College admissions: When high school courses matter most College admissions officers around…
by Alex Friedrich

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Getting an affordable college education

Getting an affordable college education

Today--with the cost of tuition as high as it is--students have to use a much smarter strategy for choosing a college. Personal finance educator Ruth Hayden will discuss how families can figure out what they can afford.

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