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.

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U says hackers may have stolen decades of student, worker data
University of Minnesota officials on Thursday acknowledged that a data breach initially reported last month exposed personal information on students, potential students and employees from 1989 to 2021, including Social Security numbers.
'We're all clear': Ellison says latest moves should end questions over police in schools
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison told MPR News on Thursday he believes his latest legal memo and a meeting with state and local leaders and law enforcement will resolve the controversy around how officers can restrain students in schools.
Are you saving enough for college? Here's what to know
As the cost of college continues to rise, families have new questions about how to save up. For answers, we turned to Ron Lieber, author of “The Price You Pay For College.”
How deaf education has changed in Minnesota over 160 years
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talked with Director Jody Olson and school psychologist Heather Breitbach about the history of the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf, and how its mission has shifted.
First-generation college students drive growth at Southwest Minnesota State
University leaders strengthened ties to local K-12 schools and embraced the region’s growing diversity. The result is an upswing in students fueled largely by the children of first-generation immigrants. It’s made SMSU one of the few four-year public universities in Minnesota where enrollment is rising.