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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.

Notes in the Margins: Textbooks, deferrals and pepper spray

CSU to trade ad campaign for cheaper textbooks The odd new role for CSU administrators – promoting a textbook company’s products over the next three years – turns out to be the university’s perhaps innovative way of addressing one of higher education’s most vexing problems: sky-high textbook prices. In exchange for putting the name “Cengage”…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. teachers weigh in on proposed tenure shakeup

Minn. teachers weigh in on proposed tenure shakeup

A bill making its way through the Legislature would allow school administrators to consider a teacher's performance in the classroom, instead of just seniority, when cutting jobs.
by Tim Post

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What the U's new provost has to say to students

What the U's new provost has to say to students

Just a quick video for those who haven’t met Karen Hanson, the University of Minnesota’s new provost.
by Alex Friedrich

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Franken supporting bill targeting vet-enrollment by for-profits

Franken supporting bill targeting vet-enrollment by for-profits

Still catching up on my first day back. In case you haven’t seen this, here’s news on a bill involving U.S. Sen. Al Franken that hits on for-profits’ enrollment of veterans. Below is the Bloomberg article, followed by Franken’s press release. For-Profit Colleges Lose Incentive to Target Vets in Bills For-profit colleges would lose a…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMN Provost Sullivan chosen as University of Vermont president

UMN Provost Sullivan chosen as University of Vermont president

Got this from the U this morning: This morning, the University of Vermont announced that E. Thomas Sullivan has been selected as its next president. Sullivan was Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Minnesota until January. He also served as the eighth dean of the University of Minnesota Law…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Monitoring Muslims, affirmative action and Iraqi students

Justices Take Up Race as a Factor in College Entry By agreeing to hear a major case involving race-conscious admissions at the University of Texas, the court thrust affirmative action back into the public and political discourse after years in which it had mostly faded from view. I may be a signal that the court’s five…
by Alex Friedrich

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Michelle Rhee's 'StudentsFirst' group ramping up presence in Minnesota

Michelle Rhee's 'StudentsFirst' group ramping up presence in Minnesota

Minnesota presents a 'unique and interesting opportunity' because of the widespread focus among the state's education community on closing the achievement gap, Rhee said.
by Tom Weber

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U of M begins search for new athletic director

U of M begins search for new athletic director

The University of Minnesota officially began its search for a new athletic director Tuesday.
by Matt Sepic

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State: BlueSky Online Charter School can stay open

BlueSky Online Charter School, based in West St. Paul, has been under investigation by the Minnesota Department of Education for more than two years.
by Tim Post

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Task force recommends greater oversight, guidance for school integration efforts

A task force reports that schools lack guidance on how best to use money intended to reduce the achievement gap between white students and racial minority students. The state spends $108 million annually on the program.
by Tim Post

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