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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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Bruininks scolds Senate over higher-ed budget bill

Bruininks scolds Senate over higher-ed budget bill

Just got this from the U. Bruininks calls the Senate higher-ed budget bill “backward,” says it “makes no sense,” and refers again to a decade of “state financial mismanagement.” (I’ve put the juicies in bold.) Note, too, his displeasure in the last paragraph over Republicans’ proposed ban on “human cloning” (potentially both reproductive and therapeutic)…
by Alex Friedrich

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Working through school: 1968 vs. Now

Working through school: 1968 vs. Now

Earlier this week, during the House omnibus bill discussions, the Minnesota Student Association (which represents U of M students), passed out these numbers. Seems like it might be a response to all those older politicians who constantly ask, “Why can’t you just work your way through school like I did?” Working Your Way Through the…
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Google court decision stalls U project

Google court decision stalls U project

“I was disappointed the Google settlement didn’t come to fruition. There was a lot of public interest served. And, while I appreciate concerns about Google and its potential hold on the book market, the agreement certainly left the door open for others to do what Google has done.” — University Librarian Wendy Lougee of the…
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Notes in the Margins: Rankings, jocks and too many doctorates

What do students miss with a virtual education? It’s one thing to be in a dorm room working and studying. At least in that setting, students most likely have roommates and neighbors, shared areas. IIt’s quite another to have a computer with school-related social interactions conducted exclusively through email, voice and video chat, instant messaging,…
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One on one: Legislators debate changes to teacher tenure system

A bill that would eliminate the traditional teacher tenure system in Minnesota's K-12 public schools gets a hearing at the Legislature today.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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How does a Facebook profile affect admissions chances?

How does a Facebook profile affect admissions chances?

With the rise of Facebook, a number of parents and students are asking: Can what I post on Facebook affect my chances of getting accepted? The website Unigo asked a number of experts — admissions counselors, college staffers, education consultants — and got a wide range of replies. Here are just a handful: Facebook can…
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Higher ed commissioner's letter to House committee chair

Higher ed commissioner's letter to House committee chair

For those of you interested in how Minnesota Higher Education Commissioner Sheila Wright feels about the House higher ed committee omnibus bill approved earlier this week, here’s a copy of a letter she wrote today to committee Chairman Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls). It’s similar to what she’s said in hearings so far.
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Is Winona State trying too hard to be like a research university?

Is Winona State trying too hard to be like a research university?

Winona State University A poser university? Winona State University recently tussled with the think tank Education Sector in the pages of the Chronicle of Higher Education over its new $19.5 million Integrated Wellness Complex — and what it means for higher education. Education Sector Policy Director Kevin Carey took the first shot last month in…
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Student film to question U of Minnesota's diversity

Student film to question U of Minnesota's diversity

“There is a contradiction between the U’s expressed commitment to these sites and its simultaneous disinvestments of these sites.” Senior Sofia Shank, telling the Minnesota Daily that the University of Minnesota likes to think itself sophisticated and diverse — but has disenfranchised cultural groups on campus. About 40 students are filming a documentary, Whose University?…
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