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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.

U of Illinois chancellor decision expected behind closed doors

The University of Illinois is expected to pick its next leader within days, a decision that will likely be made behind closed doors. The News-Gazette out of east central Illinois reports the public won’t get access to the final stages of the process. If tradition holds, the university will simply announce its choice after closed-door…
by Tim Post

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State shutdown = more light posting

Back in the shutdown trenches today, so posting will again be light. (Thank your legislators, will ya?) Tim Post will have to cover for me.
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

We catch up with National Football League players and hopefuls working out on campus because of the league’s lockout, explore the mysteries of the universe at the Bell Museum’s Exploradome, and drop in on the first day at the U of M Farmers Market.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Visa mills, Title IX and German science for sale

Frigid North Dakota Lures College Students Out-of-state students are flocking to North Dakota public colleges largely because their tuition is so cheap. (The Wall Street Journal) Cash Tempts the Ivory Tower’s Guardians Two German universities secretly gave Deutsche Bank a big say at a research institute, raising eyebrows. (The New York Times) Universities or Visa…
by Alex Friedrich

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Budget deal will likely ease financial pain at U, MnSCU

The budget agreement between Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican leaders appears to ease funding cuts to the state's public colleges.
by Tim Post

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What the budget deal means for Minnesota colleges

The budget deal between Gov. Dayton and Republican leaders in the legislature carries a big cut for higher education funding, but it’s not as bad as college officials feared. The University of Minnesota and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system were each planning for cuts of $70 million dollars over the next two years.…
by Tim Post

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Light posting today

I’ve been drafted again to cover state government shutdown news, so On Campus won’t have the usual assortment of stories today. MPR colleague Tim Post will be covering for me, but posting will be light.
by Alex Friedrich

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Why that 4.0 GPA isn't so rare

Why that 4.0 GPA isn't so rare

Yes, it’s a lot easier to get an A these days. The New York Times blog Economix looks at a new study by grade-inflation researchers Stuart Rojstaczer and Christopher Healy, who have found that the number of A’s given in college has skyrocketed since 1940: Most recently, about 43 percent of all letter grades given…
by Alex Friedrich

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ARW Podcast: "Put to the Test," Revisited

ARW Podcast: "Put to the Test," Revisited

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently reignited the debate over the fate of the federal No Child Left Behind law, or NCLB. One of the much-maligned tools of NCLB is standardized testing. In 2007 American RadioWorks looked at the pressures standardized tests put on students and teachers at one North Carolina school. This week on the podcast: an encore presentation of "Put to the Test."

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Notes in the Margins: Internationalization, transfers and private loans

Higher-ed internationalisation: Why awareness of cultural conflict matters A shocking assault on a promising female student highlights an aspect of the internationalisation of universities that rarely comes up in policy discussions and news coverage of higher education. (Guardian) UW Board of Regents approves 5.5 percent tuition increase Tuition will cost an average of $6,543 a…
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