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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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Notes in the Margins: Sallie Mae, influential leaders and Wisconsin autonomy

Sallie Mae Cuts Interest Rates On Student Loans Sallie Mae is lowering the interest rates it charges on its student loans. But the price cut likely won’t attract a surge of new borrowers. (Associated Press via The Huffington Post) Yale Suspends Fraternity For Chants Against Women A prestigious Yale fraternity that counts both Bush presidents…
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Bullying in schools through the eyes of teens

Bullying in schools through the eyes of teens

A Minnesota Public Radio News investigation looked at bullying in the state and what state law and school policies can do to prevent it. To paint an accurate picture of bullying, we wanted to also get the perspective of teens.

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To prevent bullying, what schools do often more important than policy

To prevent bullying, what schools do often more important than policy

Several experts, teachers and other school officials note that bullying policies are never as important as what actually happens in school. As part of a six-month MPR News investigation on bullying in Minnesota, we visited schools to learn what they are doing to address bullying.
by Tom Weber

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Why two Century College faculty are mad at Rep. Kurt Zellers

During Minnesota Public Radio’s Midday program on Monday, Rep. Kurt Zellers (R-Maple Grove), speaker of the Minnesota House, got into this exchange on faculty pay with MPR host Gary Eichten and a caller: Eichten: “Mr. Speaker, are you concerned about the cuts that the University of Minnesota and the MnSCU system are looking at?” Zellers:…
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Why St. Cloud State's Ivorian students are in a bind

Why St. Cloud State's Ivorian students are in a bind

“Western Union and Money Grams closed little by little. It was impossible to get money from my parents or even send money there.” — St. Cloud State junior Elischeba Balle from the Ivory Coast, where fighting has cut off funding from students such as her who are studying abroad. Their inability to access funds from…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M law school prepares for loss of state funds

U of M law school prepares for loss of state funds

The law school at the University of Minnesota has watched the flow of state dollars heading its way turn to a trickle in recent years. Currently state funds make up about 12 percent of the law school’s $42 million annual budget, just over $5 million dollars. But law school dean David Wippman thinks even that…
by Tim Post

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Could this be this year's 2011 graduation song?

Could this be this year's 2011 graduation song?

Hey, seniors: This USC classmate might be singing your tune. But it’s still not as good as this 1999 piece voiced by Baz Luhrmann, which is a classic.
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More on the liberal arts debate

If the Gates vs. Jobs debate on the job-related-vs-liberal-arts education isn’t enough, here’s a little debate in Bloomberg Businessweek: Robert E. Geer, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY, writes: … To compete—and succeed—in today’s global economy, our universities must do more than simply impart knowledge. They need to offer specialized courses of…
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Breaking the law? One-third of districts don't include cyber-bullying in policies

Breaking the law? One-third of districts don't include cyber-bullying in policies

Today, a good deal of social interaction occurs over the Internet -- including bullying. That so-called "cyber-bullying" has schools across the nation struggling to figure out the best way to address it.
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