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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.

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Midmorning: Should college athletes be compensated more?

Midmorning: Should college athletes be compensated more?

Here’s a rough summary of the main points discussed in this week’s Midmorning program on whether colleges should pay their athletes beyond just giving them scholarships. The host is MPR’s Kerri Miller. She’s joined by Taylor Branch, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “America in the King Years,” contributor to The Atlantic and author of the e-book…
by Alex Friedrich

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Controversial Minnesota school ratings released today

Controversial Minnesota school ratings released today

Nearly half of the Minnesota schools are considered "failing" under the the federal No Child Left Behind standards. How important are these ratings, and what is the best way to evaluate schools and the learning that occurs there?
by Tom Weber

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MPR audio: Should college athletes be paid?

If you missed this week’s Midmorning program on a new article trashing the NCAA’s treatment of college athletes, here’s a link to the audio. It’s a big topic, and I’ll post the highlights later today. Update: Here’s a rough summary of the discussion.
by Alex Friedrich

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Video: College flash mob wedding proposal

Video: College flash mob wedding proposal

Now this is an elaborate wedding proposal. (And why didn’t I have this kind of guts in college?) Former UCLA student Nam Tran organized a flash mob near the UCLA study room — the spot where he first met his girlfriend, Trang. At one point he — and the whole group — get down on one knee.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Guns on campus, SAT security and the 4-year guarantee

Pay for Only 4 Years of College. Guaranteed. At Randolph-Macon College this year, a new student, along with a parent and the college president, could sign a special agreement that is emerging at some colleges and universities: As long as the student keeps up with academic work and meets regularly with advisers, the college guarantees that earning a…
by Alex Friedrich

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What the inside of the new Weisman looks like

What the inside of the new Weisman looks like

After being closed for about a year for renovation, the University of Minnesota‘s Weisman Art Museum is reopening, with a gala event this weekend — Sunday, Oct. 2 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Here’s the association’s article on it, along with some more sneak-peek photos. Here’s an intro by MPR’s Marianne Combs on her…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Christ and Northwestern engineering students have in common

What Christ and Northwestern engineering students have in common

No, these Northwestern College students don’t have a God complex — but they are testing out ways to walk on water, judging from the pictures the college has put on twitpic. Keep trying, folks.
by Alex Friedrich

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What the Pioneer Press thinks of MnSCU's new chancellor

We liked what we heard from the new MnSCU chancellor, Steven Rosenstone, when we met with him a few weeks ago, and we said so then. … He’s off to a strong start, and he’s right when he says, “The greatest risk is the risk of business as usual.” — A recent Pioneer Press editorial…
by Alex Friedrich

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No Child Left Behind overhaul challenges Minn. educators

No Child Left Behind overhaul challenges Minn. educators

With changes on the horizon for No Child Left Behind, state education officials want to change the manner by which schools are measured, but don't yet know how that will take shape.
by Tom Weber

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