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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.

How the U.S. stem cell debate is like Minnesota's

Considering the debate over the anti-cloning amendment in Minnesota’s higher education bill — which was eventually dropped — I found this Boston Globe article enlightening (though not surprising.) It’s about how most Republican presidential candidates would scale back current efforts to extend federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. This tidbit caught my eye: Now…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

From the University of Minnesota media folks: In “This Week @Minnesota” for the week of July 30-Aug. 5, 2011, we follow President Kaler at Farmfest, listen to football coach Jerry Kill’s pre-season press conference and learn about new U research that shows a natural food preservative can kill food-borne bacteria.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Roommates, essays and net-price calculators

College freshmen turn to Facebook to find roommates Over the next several weeks, many freshmen will arrive at dormitories to move in with roommates they already know, even if they have never met or talked on the phone. (The Washington Post) New ‘net price calculators’ required by law may bring sticker shock to families planning…
by Alex Friedrich

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State budget problems keep squeezing Minn. schools

State budget problems keep squeezing Minn. schools

The Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan school district is like many in Minnesota that are coping with state funding that has failed to keep up with inflation for nearly a decade. In July, the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton held back another $700 million to solve the latest budget deficit. The repercussions have rippled through Minnesota schools, from classrooms to district offices and community ballot boxes.
by Chris Williams

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LIVE BLOG: New MnSCU chancellor on Midday

LIVE BLOG: New MnSCU chancellor on Midday

Follow out live blog at 11 a.m. as Steven Rosenstone, the new MnSCU chancellor appears on Midday with Gary Eichten.

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Why Southeast Tech relies on industry

“If we don’t partner with businesses we might have to close some of our programs.” — Minnesota College – Southeast Technical President Jim Johnson on recent partnerships his college has formed with businesses such Fastenal, which on Monday delivered $150,000 in tooling and lathe equipment. Southeast Tech will use it for free in its precision…
by Alex Friedrich

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First week on the job for new MnSCU chancellor

First week on the job for new MnSCU chancellor

The new chancellor of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Steven Rosenstone, answers questions about higher education at the end of his first week on the job. Are MnSCU's 31 colleges meeting the needs of students, and the state?

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The other little grad student debt-deal sacrifice

The other little grad student debt-deal sacrifice

We’ve been covering the decent-size financial hit that graduate students will be suffering, now that the government is eliminating the subsidy on federal loans for grad students. Here’s another, albeit much smaller smack to those young scribes, as reported by CNN: The other big cut that Congress is targeting is a credit that all students…
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Why police polled St. Cloud State's neighbors

Why police polled St. Cloud State's neighbors

Sgt. Jeff Oxton of the St. Cloud Police Department’s Community Crime Impact Team tells the St. Cloud Times why police and university officials recently conducted a first-of-its-kind, door-to-door survey of the neighborhoods near St. Cloud State: “This is an attempt to go out and directly reach each of those residents and ask how they are…
by Alex Friedrich

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