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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.

Bruininks' budget assumes worst case scenario

Bruininks' budget assumes worst case scenario

University of Minnesota president Robert Bruininks offers up a “provisional” budget to the board of regents later this week. Since lawmakers and Governor Mark Dayton failed to come up with a budget fix before they adjourned, Bruininks can only guess at what the U’s funding will be next year.  That means he’s had to make…
by Tim Post

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

We profile a new exhibit at the U of M Landscape Arboretum, run through summer attractions on campus and discuss the imminent demolition of historic Wesbrook Hall.
by Alex Friedrich

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Once slated to close, North High celebrates graduation

Once slated to close, North High celebrates graduation

Graduates of the class that at one point could have been the school's last said the year was tough, but it made them resilient, and brought them closer together.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Midmorning today: Job market for college grads

The background info is below. I’ll post highlights afterward. Job market for recent college grads Even though employment rates are up, studies show that optimism about the future for recent college grads is at an all-time low. What can young people expect from today’s job market?9:06 a.m. Guests Catherine Rampell: New York Times economics journalist…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Naps, employer demands and essay limits

Employers Put Heat on Schools Big U.S. employers, worried about replacing retiring baby boomers, are wading deeper into education and growing bolder about telling educators how to run their business. (The Wall Street Journal) Why college app essays should be limited to 500 words Five hundred words will take some work for many kids. That…
by Alex Friedrich

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Job market for recent college grads

Job market for recent college grads

Even though employment rates are up, studies show that optimism about the future for recent college grads is at an all-time low. What can young people expect from today's job market?

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The debate over admissions and standards

The debate over admissions and standards

The debate over the question “Will expanding college admissions downgrade college standards?” on MPR’s Insight Now has been a wide-ranging one, raising questions on what education is for, who should pay for it and who benefits. Peter Wood and Ashley Thorne of the National Association of Scholars say yes, expanding admissions will indeed lower standards.…
by Alex Friedrich

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St. Cloud State's Blizzard gets the groove on

St. Cloud State's Blizzard gets the groove on

Here’s some St. Cloud State Friday goofiness: Blizzard the mascot dances to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” at Advising and Registration Days on May 27. (Not bad, actually.)
by Alex Friedrich

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Thiel fellow: College is a waste of time

Thiel Foundation winner Dale Stephens, 19, tells CNN why he thinks college is a waste and has become an entrepreneur under Thiel’s $100,000 fellowship: I left college two months ago because it rewards conformity rather than independence, competition rather than collaboration, regurgitation rather than learning and theory rather than application. Our creativity, innovation and curiosity…
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