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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.

Winona State University gearing up for presidential search

Winona State University gearing up for presidential search

This March or April could see a new Winona State University president, now that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system officials are laying out the search process, the Winona Daily News reports. (Judith Ramaley announced last month this was her last year as the school’s chief.) The search will cost $125,000, and St. Cloud State University…
by Alex Friedrich

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How much do Minnesota college graduates earn?

Amid the curren concern over whether college grads will earn enough right out of school to pay off their student loans, Payscale.com has released a ranking of colleges and universities according the salary potential of their graduates. This is a list of the Midwestern colleges, so Minnesota’s should be here. It’s the complete list, but…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U: Weisman Art Museum, Bike Center and iPhone App

What's new at the U: Weisman Art Museum, Bike Center and iPhone App

From the U: For this episode of This Week @Minnesota, we check out the new Weisman Art Museum expansion, visit the new bike center on campus and play an app created by a U of M professor.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: SAT cheating, Facebook drinkers and the G.I Bill

A Broader G.I. Bill Unless strong controls are put in place, the surge of G.I. Bill money will be a windfall for fly-by-night schools more interested in cashing in on veterans than educating them. (The New York Times) Facebook Can Help Identify Problem Drinkers In College Not sure if you or a friend has a drinking problem?…
by Alex Friedrich

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Character development in the classroom

Character development in the classroom

Many students work to achieve high GPAs, but what about CPAs, or character point averages? Certain educators and psychologists say that character development in the classroom is the key to student success.

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More than 1,800 Thomas Built buses recalled

The parent company of High Point, N.C.-based Thomas Built Buses says it initiated a safety recall campaign and has alerted the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.

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How well do college departments work together to handle ESL students?

How well do college departments work together to handle ESL students?

ESL expert Dana Ferris said at a recent St. Marys University conference in Minneapolis that it’s almost dysfunctional the way many colleges and universities handle students who speak English as a second language. Tension often exists between faculty in the various disciplines and the campus writing center, which is where many ESL students go for…
by Alex Friedrich

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MPR forum's food for thought: Is college still a good investment?

Thinking of attending MPR’s free forum tonight on higher education and the skills college students need? Chris Farrell, economics editor of American Public Media’s Marketplace Money and author of “The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More and Live Better,” has this to say about the debate over the value of a degree: The…
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How St. Cloud State and its town don't see eye to eye on homecoming

How St. Cloud State and its town don't see eye to eye on homecoming

Star Tribune columnist and former St. Cloud State University student Jon Tevlin writes about the odd situation that has developed in that town since the university decided to drop homecoming and host some replacement events: Miffed at the college for dropping the word “homecoming,” much of the town is going on with its own homecoming…
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