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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.

Notes in the Margins: Workers vs students, liberal arts degrees and jobs for grads

A Debate Reopened When graduate students teach some classes as instructors while also taking others as students, what are they, exactly — workers or students? (Inside Higher Ed) Is it time to kill the liberal arts degree? Employment rates for college graduates have declined steeply in the last two years, and perhaps even more disheartening,…
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Undressing the economic issues of the day

Undressing the economic issues of the day

From the Greek debt crisis to the battle in Congress over the debt ceiling and continuing concerns over a double-dip recession, economic news is complex and confusing. The naked economist joins Midmorning to sort it all out.

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U of M regents approve 5 percent tuition hike

U of M regents approve 5 percent tuition hike

The University of Minnesota board of regents has passed a budget that will raise tuition for most students by 5 percent, freeze employee wages, and cut millions from the school's academic programs.
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Excerpts from this year's good commencement speeches

Here’s one of a number of choice “words of wisdom” compiled by The New York Times from various commencement speeches this year. This one’s for the anti-multitaskers: Samantha Power National Security Council Occidental College You’ve got to be all in. This means leaving your technology behind occasionally and listening to a friend without half of…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M regents pass $3.7B budget

U of M regents pass $3.7B budget

The University of Minnesota’s board of regents has passed a $3.7 billion dollar budget that raises tuition, freezes salaries, and cuts millions of dollars from academic programs. The budget is based on the assumption that the U will take a nearly $71 million dollar cut in funding next year. U of M president Robert Bruininks…
by Tim Post

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U of M and MnSCU move forward with their budgets

U of M and MnSCU move forward with their budgets

The board of regents at the University of Minnesota takes on the school’s 2012 budget this morning. They’re likely to approve it, but I expect we’ll hear some lively discussion about how the U should move forward in tough budgetary times. The board of trustees at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system will go…
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Notes in the Margins: Compressed college, value of degrees and leadership change

3-year college degree programs not catching on Several institutions have launched three-year degrees in a flurry of activity triggered by the economic downturn that began in 2008. But students have not responded, and most three-year degree programs have flopped. (The Washington Post) Making Headlines Since The ’70s: Is College Worth It? We’re hearing plenty of…
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Returning July 5. Tim Post will be here at the helm.

While I’m off to get hitched in California, MPR reporter Tim Post will be filling in for me. Because he’s got his radio duties to attend to, his On Campus posting will probably be light. Please check in regularly — especially for breaking news. See you July 5.
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Rejected would-be Anoka chief in another board ruckus

Remember Ron Erickson, the former Dakota County Technical College dean — now president of Hocking College in Ohio — who was recently turned down for the top seat at  Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College? I posted a while back that he’d had a problematic relationship with his board. Here’s an update via the…
by Alex Friedrich

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