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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.

Why Kline's education committee is scrutinizing the direct student loan program

“The transition to the Direct Loan program has presented several challenges. Beneficial services such as debt counseling, debt prevention programs, and other helpful initiatives for students and financial aid administrators have declined. Schools and students have also expressed growing dissatisfaction with the department’s customer service, including processing delays, frequent website glitches, and lack of adequate…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Preachers, tailgating and the National Merit Scholarship

College Students On Occupy Wall Street: Why We Are — Or Are Not — Occupying Seven students share their reasoning for abstaining from the protests, while one gives his stirring reason for participating in the occupation. (The Huffington Post) College football and tailgating slowly go green The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging schools to make college…
by Alex Friedrich

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What MN community college students learned about textbooks

What MN community college students learned about textbooks

This is a piece of flip-chart paper tacked up on the wall of a session on textbook costs during a Bloomington leadership conference of the Minnesota State College Students Association. Under the question, “How much did publishers rip you off?” students are supposed to indicate how much money they’d spent on textbooks this past semester.…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU's new push for career technical education

MnSCU's new push for career technical education

I’ve talked a lot about the (most?) recent emphasis on vocational-technical education, and it looks like the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is pushing it, too. (I believe it’s calling that “career technical education.”) It has come out with a radio campaign called “Learning that works” — I’m trying to get a copy…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Dayton said about the recent higher-ed budget cuts

Gov. Mark Dayton gave a campaign-style speech yesterday to Education Minnesota in which he trashed the state’s recent higher-education cuts. From MPR’s Capitol View blog: Dayton called deep budget cuts to the University of Minnesota and MnSCU system “terribly misguided, terribly stupid, terribly short-sighted decisions” that could have been worse if union members like those…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's this at the University of St. Thomas?

What's this at the University of St. Thomas?

From TommieMedia: “Here is a closeup picture of a building or object on campus. Can you guess what it is? Enter by filling out the form below. Entries will be accepted until 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23. The winner of a bag of TommieMedia goodies will be chosen by random drawing from all correct answers.…
by Alex Friedrich

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How much the government may have overpaid in college tax credit

Remember this week’s overview of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system auditor’s report on fraud? This little piece from the Associated Press might not fall into that category, but it gives you an idea of the scope of the financial screw ups: Investigator: $3.2 billion in overpaid tax credits WASHINGTON (AP) – A…
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What our English sounds like to foreigners

What our English sounds like to foreigners

In light of my time studying and working abroad — and the posts I’ve recently written on how to handle college students who speak English as a second language — I found the video above intriguing. It’s a performance by Italian singer Adriano Celentano, who wrote the song in gibberish meant to sound like American English.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Drop outs, spring break and the Common App word limit

Billions spent in U.S. on community college students who drop out California expenditures on such students over five years totaled $480 million, report says. Many students are ill-prepared for college, get too little support and aren’t helped by remediation, the study notes. (Los Angeles Times) M.B.A.s Seek to Occupy Wall Street Trimming the existing work force doesn’t…
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Senate committee votes to update education law

A committee has forwarded to the Senate a bill that rewrites the education law No Child Left Behind.

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