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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 Minnesota students need to get a clue about the job market

We’ve all heard about how this generation of college students and recent grads have been coddled by their parents and are entering the workforce with a sense of entitlement. Now I read in the Echo Press of Alexandria that for the past six years, employers in the MN College Job Outlook survey say the No.…
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How the feds' list of expensive colleges could affect those institutions

FinAid publisher Mark Kantrowitz, whose online guide analyzes financial aid and university costs, tells the  Times Education Supplement one reason the U.S. Department of Education recently rolled out a site called www.collegecost.ed.gov, that reveals which colleges and universities have been most expensive, as well as those whose tuition has risen most quickly: . “It’s a…
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Notes in the Margins: Night owls, prediction tools and summer work

Night owls’ poor sleep habits can hurt grades Students who are night owls have worse grades in high school and the beginning years of college, research has shown. (USA Today) UNC Makes Risky Online Bet The University of North Carolina’s business school has launched an online M.B.A. program that will offer the same core curriculum…
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How Univ. of Minnesota faculty retirement contributions stack up

The University of Minnesota regents didn’t have any electronic copies available, so my MPR colleague Tim Post took photos of a couple of slides showing both the history of the U of M’s contribution ratio to faculty retirement as well as how it compares with those of some other colleges.
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Future Univ. of Minnesota faculty to double retirement contributions

Future Univ. of Minnesota faculty to double retirement contributions

Future faculty hired by the University of Minnesota will have to pay more toward their retirement funds than current members according to a decision made today by the Board of Regents, my MPR colleague Tim Post reports: The payments will more than double. Currently U faculty put 2.5 percent of their salaries into retirement, while…
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MnSCU study: No Southwest – Minnesota West alignment needed — yet

MnSCU study: No Southwest – Minnesota West alignment needed — yet

You may remember when the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system commissioned a study last fall to see how Southwest Minnesota State University and Minnesota West Community and Technical College could better work together. Employers in the region have said it’s hard to find trained workers, leading some to wonder what needs to change…
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Kline says he'll keep trying to roll back gainful employment rules

Kline says he'll keep trying to roll back gainful employment rules

  Just wanted to post this from the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce, which is chaired by Minnesota Republican Rep. John Kline. It was released last week, on the day the gainful employment rules kicked in: Kline Pledges to Continue Bipartisan Effort to Roll Back Harmful Higher Education Regulations U.S. House Committee on…
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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

In This Week @Minnesota: We see an iconic Northrop Mall tree removed due to Dutch elm disease, say goodbye to outgoing President Robert Bruininks and tour campus with the U’s newest leader – President Eric Kaler.
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Notes in the Margins: Gay profs, binge drinking and the skills gap

Study: Gay professors face discrimination from students A perception of political bias appears to play a role. (USA Today) ‘Skills gap’ leaves firms without worker pipeline States from Rhode Island to Washington are taking steps to address the gulf. Michigan launched a “No Worker Left Behind” initiative, allowing unemployed or low-wage workers to get up to…
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