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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.

Career counselor: Bill Gates or Steve Jobs?

You may have seen this before, but I thought it merited inclusion, considering that right now high-school grads have their eyes on next fall. Microsoft’s Bill Gates has advocated majors that are “well-correlated to areas that actually produce jobs,” but Apple’s Steve Jobs has taken the opposite view: “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Web sites, English majors and Asia online

Frat Is the New Black: The Emergence of College-Centric Websites Sites for collegiate are popping up all over the place — BroBible, HerCampus, Honest College, CollegeACB, My Life is Bro … the list goes on. (The Huffington Post) Is College Worth It? Answers From Presidents and the Public Fifty-seven percent of those questioned in a Pew Research Center survey of members…
by Alex Friedrich

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Washington Ave. closure marks big changes at U of M

Washington Ave. closure marks big changes at U of M

The main artery through the University of Minnesota's east bank campus closed down early this morning. Washington Avenue has been shut down by construction work on the Central Corridor light rail line between St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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Minnesota law leaves bullying policies up to districts

An MPR News investigation has found Minnesota has one of the weakest anti-bullying laws in the country. MPR's Tom Weber and Cathy Wurzer talk about what that means for students.
by Cathy Wurzer and Tom Weber

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Minnesota: Weak on Bullying

A six-month Minnesota Public Radio News investigation of bullying policies across the state found a patchwork of policies and that the state's policy is one of the shortest in the nation. MPR presents the first comprehensive look at school policies on bullying, cyber-bullying and what schools are doing to solve the growing bullying problem.

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Oh, the drama of the Washington Avenue closure

Just had to have a little fun with this. The University of Minnesota has been treating the closure of Washington Avenue with an almost dramatic, end-to-an-era bit of coverage on Twitpic and You-Tube. I first noticed it when I saw the photo above on Twitter this morning with the message: The desolation that is currently…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why the student-customer isn't always right

To all of you connected to this year’s crop of college graduates: You can pat yourselves on the back all you want. But Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, authors of Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, explain in The New York Times how your pandering to that crop has harmed them academically: The (problem…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why I need to leave this darn office NOW

Why I need to leave this darn office NOW

Was it the crappy Saturday and somewhat chilly Sunday that has made me feel this way? (Just found this great @kjclark photo of the U’s St. Paul campus on Twitpic, thanks to @UMNews.)
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

The latest episode of “This Week @Minnesota” for May 9-14, 2011 highlights graduation and commencement at the U, the closing of Washington Avenue due to the Central Corridor Light Rail project and “A Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor speaking at the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries dinner.
by Alex Friedrich

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