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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.

Paper: 3-year degrees a good idea but require big changes

The Free Press in Mankato likes the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system’s idea of having students save money by graduating in three years, but warns: That might mean scheduling by the university that makes summer school more of a key for some students. That might mean re-examining credits of certain courses. That might…
by Alex Friedrich

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29 St. Cloud State workers accept early retirement

29 St. Cloud State workers accept early retirement

Twenty-nine nonfaculty employees at St. Cloud State University — a good many of them clerical workers — have accepted early retirement deals as part of a move to cut $14 million from the budget, the St. Cloud Times reports. The university had issued 86 early-retirement offers (the 100 reported earlier by the paper appears to…
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More jobs for new college grads

More jobs for new college grads

The job market is looking up for soon-to-be-college grads. Career experts say employers are feeling confident and plan to hire more new college graduates this spring. Don’t expect to walk across the graduation stage and straight into a career though. Competition is still fierce for jobs, especially since laid-off working are fighting for the same…
by Tim Post

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Video: Bemidji State of Mind

Video: Bemidji State of Mind

This is apparently a spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind.” Keep workin’ that Paul Bunyan, yo.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Granny, veterans and research vs. teaching

Vets go from combat to campus As returning veterans struggle to make the transition from military to civilian life on campuses with younger students without their kind of life experience, colleges and universities are increasingly developing programs to address their needs. (USA Today) Universities step up pitches to admitted students as acceptance date nears Fueled…
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Gov. Dayton in higher-ed funding discussion Wednesday

This from our Capitol View blog: Gov. Mark Dayton is scheduled to participate Wednesday in a roundtable discussion on higher education funding. The event will be held at Metropolitan State University, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Representatives of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Minnesota, Private College Council and…
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Senate names higher-ed conference committe members

This from a tweet from MnSCUfan: The Senate has named the members of its higher education conference committee, which, along with its House counterpart, will reconcile differences between their bodies’ two higher-ed bills. They’re all Republican: Michelle Fischbach (Paynesville) John Carlson (Bemidji) David Brown (Becker) Claire Robling (Jordan) David Senjem (Rochester)
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What's New at the U: Goldy Gopher in action

What's New at the U: Goldy Gopher in action

Here’s the “Goldy Gopher Edition” of This Week @Minnesota: Follow the hardest-working mascot in the business through a week’s worth of activities, including Gopher Baseball at Target Field, a special ceremony to honor UDS student employees, the first-ever “Goldy’s Run” at TCF Bank Stadium to benefit Amplatz Children’s Hospital and Goldy Gopher recruiting on campus.
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Saint Paul, Century prez favorites named; Anoka search scrapped

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor James McCormick has announced he’s recommending these people for the presidencies of two MnSCU colleges — but scrapping the search for a third. He’s recommending the following: Saint Paul College: Rassoul Dastmozd, vice president of instruction at Clark College in Washington; and Century College: Ron Anderson, vice…
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(Update) Kline fails to block gainful employment rule in budget deal

(Update) Kline fails to block gainful employment rule in budget deal

The federal “gainful employment” regulation targeting for-profit colleges could cut off financial aid from one in 10 programs in the state, a Minnesota Career College Association official said. The rule has faced tough opposition from the for-profit industry for months. It aims to prevent federal student aid from going to for-profit programs that produce graduates…
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