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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.

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What you'll see at MSU-Moorhead's front gate

What you'll see at MSU-Moorhead's front gate

Minnesota State University – Moorhead is refurbishing its Kasota-stone-and-wrought-iron front gates, a class gift from almost 80 years ago, Dragon News reports.. Spokesman Doug Hamilton goes into the details of the project and what he’s found on the pillars. Nice little tidbits, and he takes the time to post some Moorhead color in the shot…
by Alex Friedrich

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This is why it's good for Minnesota to invest in higher education, right?

Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development spokesman Monte Hanson echoes what I’ve been hearing in legislative talks on higher education when he tells the Star Tribune he’s not upset by North Dakota poaching Minnesota’s workers: “We actually consider it a compliment. One thing we hear over and over from employers is the [solid] quality of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Would you take $100,000 to forgo college?

Would you take $100,000 to forgo college?

We’ve got a college-related Today’s Question right now. On Thursday I posted a Notes in the Margins link to a story about how Peter Thiel — founder of the libertarian Thiel Foundation, as well as cofounder of PayPal and early investor in Facebook — has offered some young folks $100,000 to develop their entrepreneurial ideas…
by Alex Friedrich

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Rocori holds community meeting on school safety

The Rocori school district is holding a community meeting to discuss school safety - after two students brought weapons to school in April.

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In St. Paul, Duncan calls for faster work on 'No Child' fix

In St. Paul, Duncan calls for faster work on 'No Child' fix

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is visiting a high-achieving St. Paul school and hosting a round-table discussion about the overhaul of federal education law.
by Tom Weber

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More college grads look for job connections online

More college grads look for job connections online

Network, network, network. That’s the advice for new college graduates in this tough job market. College career counselors say new grads should get out and shake hands with employers and others who can hook them up with a job interview. But they also say social networks like Linked In, Facebook and Twitter are great tools…
by Tim Post

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For recent grads, social media sites play key role in job hunt

For recent grads, social media sites play key role in job hunt

For new college graduates, social media sites like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are playing an increasingly important role in their job search.
by Tim Post

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

In “This Week @Minnesota” for May 23-27, 2011, we highlight the U of M’s relief efforts for those impacted by the recent tornado in North Minneapolis, celebrate Hubert H. Humphrey’s 100th birthday and sit in on an intensive job search seminar for young grads — “You’ve Graduated, Now What?”
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Conservatives, sports fees and paying speakers

Proposed Law Would Ban N.J. Public Colleges From Paying Commencement Speakers John DiMaio (R-Warren), one of the bill’s sponsors, said he objects to public institutions paying celebrities at a time when student costs are rising and state funding is shrinking. (The Star-Ledger via University Business) Study: Public universities leaner now than in 2001 Public universities…
by Alex Friedrich

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A math phobia? It might be developmental dyscalculia

If you've always been bad at math, you might have a learning disorder that is the numerical equivalent to dyslexia, and a new study shows that scientists are closer to identifying which parts of the brain are causing it.
by Tom Crann

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