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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.

Should N. Dakota retire the Fighting Sioux name?

You may have read about the University of North Dakota’s “Fighting Sioux” nickname debate in my Notes in the Margins link roundup — and the latest development here. Now the issue has made MPR’s Question of the Day feature: Higher education officials have voted to retire the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname by…
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Notes in the Margins: Tasers, college readiness and organic programs

College organic, sustainability programs growing Experts say the growth is fueled by consumer demand for healthier food and rising demand for food that is produced on a sustainable farm or in a socially and environmentally responsible way. (Associated Press via The Boston Globe) Taser policies slow to form on college campuses At the macro level,…
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Fighting Sioux nickname to be gone by year's end

Fighting Sioux nickname to be gone by year's end

The University of North Dakota will retire the Fighting Sioux nickname by the end of the year.

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Minnesota signs off on tuition deal with Wis.

The state of Minnesota has signed off on a deal previously approved by Wisconsin that keeps alive the two-state tuition reciprocity agreement, but with some changes affecting students from Wisconsin.
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Winona State president to step down next year

Winona State president to step down next year

This just in from Winona State: Winona State University President Announces Final Year Winona State University President Judith Ramaley announced today this will be her final year with the university. Dr. Ramaley began her service as the 14th president of Winona State University, and first female president, in July 2005. Prior to coming to Minnesota,…
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Rosenstone: We must keep education fairly local

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone tells MinnPost his view of providing access to students over such a large state: “If you spend your entire life in the Twin Cities, you just don’t have a sense of how hard it is to ensure that we’re providing access to students across the…
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President Kaler's Capitol Report interview

President Kaler's Capitol Report interview

Here’s a Capitol Report interview with University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler about his big job ahead. A couple of points: He’s “comfortable” with the prospect of the university’s law school shedding state funding and raising its own money — leading to higher tuition “backed up with pretty significant scholarship help.” He was more concerned…
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William Mitchell's expensive stance on gays in the military

“William Mitchell and Vermont (Law School) deserve a ton of credit. They’re worthy of a lot of admiration and the thanks of gay and lesbian service members and gay and lesbians around the country for sticking up for gay rights, even when it cost them federal funds.’’ — Kent Greenfield, a Boston College law professor who…
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Notes in the Margins: Angel donors, interest rates and skipping texts

‘Angel donors” quietly buoying U.S. colleges As the economy has made fundraising more challenging in recent years, some universities are being buoyed by longtime angel donors whose quiet philanthropy is plugging budget holes. Their gifts occasionally come so anonymously that the schools do not even know their benefactors’ identities right away. (Associated Press via The…
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