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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.

The student debt explosion in one graph

The student debt explosion in one graph

The Atlantic magazine looks at the explosion of student debt over the last dozen years or so. Such growth is unsustainable, it says, and adds: All that money flowing into colleges and universities is being funneled away from other industries where it would have been spent in future years. Of course, this would be a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why co-ed dorms aren't such a bad thing at MSU-Moorhead

“It’s not like a parent’s worst nightmare.” — Minnesota State University – Moorhead admissions counselor Liz Gunter on the university making all of its dorms co-ed — but giving the two genders their own separate wings or floors.  
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Notes in the Margins: Textbooks, online classes and the national anthem

Innovative new teaching method puts college students in the driver’s seat A handful of colleges across the country have decided to dramatically mix things up in the classroom. Schools like UCLA, University of Virginia, James Madison and Carnegie Mellon have started programs allowing undergraduates to come up with their own ideas for classes and, in turn,…
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How do we get real school reform in America?

How do we get real school reform in America?

Two leading voices in the conversation on school reform debate the merits of charter schools, testing, and teacher evaluations, at a panel from this year's Aspen Ideas Festival. Diane Ravitch is a professor of education at New York University and a historian of education, and Wendy Kopp is the founder and CEO of Teach for America.

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Official: Tuition hike for U students in WI an unfortunate consequence

Official: Tuition hike for U students in WI an unfortunate consequence

More than 3,800 Minnesota undergraduate and graduate students who study at the University of Wisconsin’s Madison and Milwaukee campuses will see their tuition rise an extra $1,300 next year, according to figures from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. On Friday, state officials confirmed the scenario I’d posted: The U’s decision to roll its $1,300-per-year…
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What Kaler has to say about the number of sports at the University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler talks to the Star Tribune about sports at the U:  Q: When you look at the budget and the struggles, Joel has been adamant about having a well-rounded, 25-sport program, and the non-revenue sports mean as much as the big sports. Going forward, do you still see this university being…
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How much college education have Minnesota politicians intended to pay for?

How much college education have Minnesota politicians intended to pay for?

In yesterday’s post on the 10 consequences of the rollback in state funding, I mentioned complaints I’d heard during this year’s legislative session that the state had (years ago) abandoned its tradition of funding two thirds of the cost of a student’s public college education. Some had suggested it was a “pledge” or “promise.” But…
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Notes in the Margins: Hazing, dropouts and the Virginia earthquake

 A Pledge to End Fraternity Hazing It’s time for fraternities and sororities to end pledging nationally; Cornell students can help lead the way. (The New York Times) Financial Competence for College Students One of the reasons the masses have lost financial hope is because of a lack of a proper education. Students don’t know how to manage…
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What someone did with the UMN president's computers

Someone has tampered with some computers in the President’s Office at the University of Minnesota, the Star Tribune reports. A couple of highlights: Someone deleted virtual profiles off the computers, then renamed them with profanity. and In addition to tampering with the computers, the suspect also stole candy from a candy jar. Read the full…
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