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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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Notes in the Margins: Journals, tweeting and outdoor orientation

Internet Ruffles Pricey Scholarly Journals After decades of healthy profits, the scholarly publishing industry now finds itself in the throes of a revolt led by the most unlikely campus revolutionaries: the librarians. Universities from Britain to California are refusing to renew their expensive subscriptions, turning instead to “open access” publishing, an arrangement whereby material is made available free on…
by Alex Friedrich

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Technology in the classroom: Help or hype?

Technology in the classroom: Help or hype?

From smart boards to interactive software to iPads, schools across the country are embracing technology. However, the technology isn't necessarily producing higher test scores. Are digital skills being overemphasized at the expense of the fundamentals?

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State audit finds lower completion rates, more dropouts among full-time online students

State audit finds lower completion rates, more dropouts among full-time online students

A new audit shows there's been huge growth in the number of Minnesota students taking coures online. But it also raises concerns about how well those students perform in that setting, and also how the state regulates the entire venture.
by Tom Weber

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Voters to decide fate of Brooklyn Center school referendum

Brooklyn Center voters have until the end of the day Tuesday to return their ballots to decide a school referendum.
by Tom Weber

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What MN private-college presidents discussed at their retreat

If you follow Twitter, you may have noticed that the Minnesota Private College Council held its annual retreat in Chaska on Thursday. There, the presidents of its private colleges had a chance to meet with Gov. Mark Dayton, University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone.…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

From the U’s Web site: In “This Week @Minnesota” for the week of Sept. 12-16, the U of M Police give away donuts and coffee, students participate in a world record attempt balloon pop, get a rooftop concert on the Weisman expansion and President Kaler starts a Twitter account (@PrezKaler) with student social media ambassadors
by Alex Friedrich

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Oberstar scholarship established at Humphrey School

Just got this from the U: Humphrey School to announce Oberstar scholarship at the University of Minnesota What: Announcement of the creation of the James L. Oberstar Fellowship When: 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 Where: Humphrey Forum, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 301 19th Ave. S., Minneapolis On Monday, Sept. 19, the University of Minnesota…
by Alex Friedrich

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When MSU-Moorhead students stuck it to The Man

When MSU-Moorhead students stuck it to The Man

“We always like to think the rebellious students were in the 1960s. I’ve got news for you: There was some rebellion in the 1950s.” — Minnesota State University – Moorhead archivist Terry Shoptaugh about a 1957-58 student rebellion that brought down the university’s authoritarian president. The cause? Student fees for a monument to the prez,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Football, libraries and students wasting money

Students ‘grossly underutilize’ campus library resources  In a recent column for The Daily Trojan, USC’s campus newspaper, Gao argues libraries’ digital offerings and special collections are especially going to waste due to a mix of student apathy and poor publicity efforts by schools. The result: a Google-only approach to student research that casts aside “in-depth, credible, and thorough”…
by Alex Friedrich

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