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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.

Why the state budget crunch won't be too visible at M State

“We’re trying to make it so that people don’t see the effect.” — Minnesota State Community and Technical College CFO Pat Nordick on what school officials are cutting to deal with an 8.5 percent budget reduction (its share of MnSCU’s 10.5 percent cut). It won’t shed programs, but will reduce the number of classes in program such…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Addicts, parents and fitness tests

Campus Life 101: Staying Sober Colleges set up courses, scholarships and centers to welcome recovering addicts. (The Wall Street Journal) The delicate art of parenting a college student College administrators have found that today’s millennial students — along with their late-Baby Boomer and early-Generation X parents — often need more hand-holding than generations before. (The…
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Dayton announces plan to expand daycare ratings system

Dayton announces plan to expand daycare ratings system

Gov. Mark Dayton said today that the state will expand a ratings system for daycare and early childhood education providers across Minnesota.
by Tom Weber

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Dayton eyes expansion of education provider rating system

Gov. Mark Dayton said Wednesday that state law already allows officials to create a statewide rating system for daycare and early childhood education providers so there's no need for legislation or any other action.
by Tom Weber

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U of M demolishes Wesbrook Hall

U of M demolishes Wesbrook Hall

This week, two excavators tore down the building that stood in the heart of the University of Minnesota's campus for more than a century.

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What Minnesota gainful-employment data looks like

What Minnesota gainful-employment data looks like

Today colleague Tim Post writes about for-profit colleges’ legal fight against the new federal gainful-employment rule. But what is the rule actually doing at the moment? I thought I’d take a stab at showing you what it has produced so far. As this National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities update indicates, we’re in the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Some for-profit colleges fighting new gainful employment rule

Some for-profit colleges fighting new gainful employment rule

The Department of Education instituted its new “gainful employment” rule this summer. The purpose of the measure is to ensure students are finding good jobs after they graduate from for-profit schools, and aren’t burdened with too much loan debt. But as my report today on MPR News shows, an organization that represents almost 2,000 for-profit…
by Tim Post

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Stats that show the fine arts aren't dead

Stats that show the fine arts aren't dead

Anoka-Ramsey Community College Vice President Michael Seymour explains why the college is renovating the Fine Arts building at a cost of $5.4 million: “Growth in fine arts programming has sky-rocketed since 1999. Art has experienced a 96.5 percent increase, and the Theatre has experienced a 102.2 percent increase. The Music program has experienced a 198.1%…
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Meeting of teachers to build GOP-leaning coalition

A group of teachers will meet with state Republican party officials Wednesday evening to discuss forming a caucus of GOP-leaning union members.
by Tom Weber

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University of Minnesota demolishes Wesbrook Hall

University of Minnesota demolishes Wesbrook Hall

Wesbrook Hall is now little more than a pile of bricks. This week two excavators tore down the building that stood in the heart of the U of M’s campus for more than a century. The demolition is part of the U’s effort to get rid of several aging buildings it considers obsolete. The loss…
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