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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.

Notes in the Margins: Porn sites, Marines and the right to riot

Recruiting Veterans, Columbia Finds an Impressive Applicant Pool Two years ago, in an effort to attract more veterans to Columbia, Curtis Rodgers, a dean of admissions, began recruiting at military bases. Almost immediately he noticed differences between the Marines and the typical 18-year-old Ivy League applicant. (The New York Times via NAICU) Washington U., Mizzou aim to protect…
by Alex Friedrich

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State sets out new education proposals in waiver from 'No Child'

State sets out new education proposals in waiver from 'No Child'

State education officials plan submitted on Monday their application for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.
by Tom Weber

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MnSCU students protest proposed cuts to Pell Grants

MnSCU students protest proposed cuts to Pell Grants

Two groups representing Minnesota college students have collected 4,000 signatures on a petition opposing cuts to federal financial aid for needy college students.
by Tim Post

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Video: How to navigate the roundabout near St. Cloud State

Video: How to navigate the roundabout near St. Cloud State

Not a bad little vid. But couldn’t the city color-code the thing — maybe with a different colored stripe in the lanes to show where you can drive? The Griswolds still might not get it.
by Alex Friedrich

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What MN students don't like about proposed Pell changes

What MN students don't like about proposed Pell changes

This morning Minnesota student leaders showed reporters a 4,000-plus-signature petition opposing $4.2 billion in proposed cuts to the federal Pell Grant program. Officers from the Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA) and Minnesota State University Student Association (MSUSA) said state Office of Higher Education figures show that proposed changes in eligibility will eliminate more than…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why St. Thomas biz students don't fit the recent slacker stereotype

Why St. Thomas biz students don't fit the recent slacker stereotype

Georgia Fisher, assistant dean and director of undergraduate programs at the University of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business, takes issue with recent articles — such as this one by the New York Times/Chronicle of Higher Education — that suggest that business majors are just coasting through a major they got by default: Perhaps much of this difference…
by Alex Friedrich

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Reader: Big-time sports had nothing to do with Penn State scandal

College grad Chip Davis of our Public Insight Network writes that the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal says little about universities and their connection to big-money sports: No one but “the person in charge of the institution” (according to 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311) is legally required to make such a report. The observer (a graduate…
by Alex Friedrich

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How much foreign students contribute to the state economy

Minnesota’s 12,000 foreign students and their families contribute a net of $302.5 million to the state economy during the 2010-11 year, according to a report announced today by the National Association of Foreign Student Educators. The top three institutions, according to money generated: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities: $120 million St. Cloud State University:…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Foreign students, Penn State and supporting the elite

Average Taxpayers Are Heavily Supporting Elite Colleges An October study by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) entitled “Cheap for Whom?” showed one way that  the university system is rigged in favor of the rich. (Minding the Campus) Addressing The Shortage Of Women In Silicon Valley It’s no secret that beginning in middle school, young women often lose interest…
by Alex Friedrich

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