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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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Should we do postsecondary ed the European way?

Should we do postsecondary ed the European way?

For all the talk of graduation rates and four-year degrees, we haven’t really heard much about vocational education, two-year certificates and all of the options that don’t include a university degree. But a little dinner this week with Bill Symonds of Harvard and some higher-ed leaders got me thinking more about it, and I hope…
by Alex Friedrich

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3 semifinalists for Anoka Tech, Anoka-Ramsey CC prez

3 semifinalists for Anoka Tech, Anoka-Ramsey CC prez

Just got this announcement from MnSCU. Three semifinalists are in the running for a presidency that will oversee both Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College: Ron Erickson, president and chief executive officer of Hocking College in Ohio and former dean at Dakota County Technical College; Alex Kajstura, provost of the Norfolk campus of Tidewater…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bemidji student: We'll see if it was worth it

Bemidji student: We'll see if it was worth it

Here’s Pat Meacham, a 2008 Bemidji State social studies education grad from Detroit lakes, who had to live with his relatives during school to save money. There’s not much detail on that point, but he’s facing a debt load of $30,000. He’s in grad school, but does substitute teaching at a South St. Paul public…
by Alex Friedrich

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Wisconsin students may pay more to attend U of M

Wisconsin students may pay more to attend U of M

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says the state shouldn’t have to subsidize the reciprocity agreement that allows both Wisconsin and Minnesota students pay instate tuition even if they study in the others’ states. The University of Minnesota is $3,000-per-year more expensive than the the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he says taxpayers shouldn’t be picking up that…
by Alex Friedrich

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On Midmorning today: College admission and loans

Here’s what’s up at 9 a.m. on Midmorning: It’s crunch time for high school seniors, their parents and colleges and universities all across the country. Students are opening the mail to see if they “got in.” Parents anxiously wait to learn how much financial aid they’ll receive. And institutions hold they key to it all.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Obama, April Fools' and the college job market

Remembering When College Was a Buyer’s Bazaar A stroll through classified ads from more than a century ago shows that colleges and universities rolled out the welcome mat for the students they coveted. (The New York Times) April Fools’ Day: Should college papers print fake stories? For generations, college newspapers have celebrated April Fools’ Day…
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The high stakes of college admission

The high stakes of college admission

It's crunch time for high school seniors, their parents and colleges and universities all across the country. Students are opening the mail to see if they "got in." Parents anxiously wait to learn how much financial aid they'll receive. And institutions hold they key to it all.

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How to pay off your student loans

How to pay off your student loans

The recession has not been kind to college graduates. After earning degrees, young adults are struggling to find jobs while facing high student loan debt.

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K-12 funding overhaul bill clears Minn. Senate

K-12 funding overhaul bill clears Minn. Senate

Backers say the bill aims at Minnesota's racial achievement gap by eliminating racial integration aid to several large districts in favor of incentives for districts that improve student literacy.
by Tim Pugmire

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