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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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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…
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U of M students to rally at Capitol for higher ed. funding

More than 300 University of Minnesota students from throughout the state are scheduled to rally in the capitol to drum up support for higher education funding.

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Private-college students to ask for state support of MN State Grant

Even more rallying: Students from three private (nonprofit) Minnesota colleges will be at the Capitol tomorrow to support funding for the State Grant program. This from the Minnesota Private College Council: On Feb. 23 more than 150 college students will come to the Capitol to encourage legislators to support need-based aid through the State Grant…
by Alex Friedrich

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Midmorning: Between adolescent and adult

Pampered, slacking college grads? Maybe yes, maybe no. I’m live-blogging this Midmorning program at 10 a.m.: Click here to join in — or see the transcript after the event: Between adolescent and adult For well over a decade, the media has been criticizing 20-somethings for not wanting to “grow up” – relying on their parents…
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