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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.

Prof uses his terminal diagnosis as a 'teachable moment'

I did a profile of Metropolitan State University professor Monte Bute for MPR’s Morning Edition this morning. Last year on his 65th birthday, Bute was diagnosed with a rare and terminal pulmonary lymphoma. At the time doctors gave him about 14 months to live. That was 12 months ago, and in that time he’s been using…
by Tim Post

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Where recovering St. Cloud State student addicts and alcoholics might live

St. Cloud State University is considering joining some other higher-ed institutions in the nation by establishing a residence for students who have gone through drug or alcohol treatment, the St. Cloud Times reports. The program it’s looking at is Augsburg College’s 75-student StepUp program, which historically has been able to keep 87 percent of its…
by Alex Friedrich

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Concerned about college and its cost? Choose two of these three solutions

Concerned about college and its cost? Choose two of these three solutions

Everyone has three objectives for higher education: lower tuition, higher quality, and less government spending on subsidies. The unfortunate truth is that we can have any two of these, but we can’t have all three. If we mandate low tuition, we have to give on one of the other two. Either the government has to…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Wisconsin, the Pell Grant and corporate values

Schools tout efforts to keep tuition in check As colleges and universities begin setting tuition for the upcoming academic year, a few schools are touting their efforts to keep costs down. (USA Today) Lindsay McCluskey: The Continuing Resolution Devastates College Opportunities for Young People The cuts worsen the closer one examines them. HR 1 slashes…
by Alex Friedrich

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Wisconsin stalemate: Who will blink first?

Wisconsin stalemate: Who will blink first?

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appears on TV to try to end the budget-labor standoff. Will his appearance change the dynamic in Wisconsin? Plus, what would it take to force a compromise?

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What more cuts could mean to U of Minnesota tuition

Before University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks made his remarks to the state House higher education committee on the impact of deep cuts to higher ed, the U’s CFO, Richrd Pfutzenreuter, gave a couple of quick scenarios: The crux? Tuition could go up by 6 percent if the state ends up cutting U funding by…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bruininks: We need to fight off deeper cuts to the U of Minnesota

Bruininks: We need to fight off deeper cuts to the U of Minnesota

Here are excerpts from University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks’ prepared remarks today to the state House committee on higher education. Although he has welcomed Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposed cuts of 6 percent, in this section he talks about the impact of cuts if they end up going deeper. (Note: I believe the scenarios he…
by Alex Friedrich

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Frustration grows among the young and jobless

Frustration grows among the young and jobless

The uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt were propelled in part by large numbers of young educated who are unemployed and disaffected. And they aren't the only countries facing that problem. From the Middle East to Asia to the U.S., economies that can't generate enough jobs to absorb their young people are creating a lost generation that's getting increasingly frustrated.

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(Update) U of M students rally at the state Capitol

Hi there, MPR’s Tim Post here sitting in for On Campus blogger Alex Friedrich while he’s at the state Capitol. Recently got back from the Capitol and caught a bit of the rally by U of M students. They want lawmakers to preserve funding for the U while the legislature looks for ways to fix…
by Tim Post

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