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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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Southwest Minnesota State sees more cuts

Southwest Minnesota State sees more cuts

“In my 10 years, I think this is the most troublesome presentation I’ve had to give.” — Southwest Minnesota State University President David Danahar in a presentation last month in which he announced the university would have to make up to $3.4 million in cuts — an amount on top of nine years of other…
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Why college presidents need to break some furniture

Jon Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, recalled in a conference how a stint on the presidential search committee of a small liberal-arts college showed him that college presidents are too timid: “At the end of a long day of interviewing candidates in one of those soulless hotel conference rooms, a fellow committee member turned to…
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Notes in the Margins: Admin pensions, literary study stats and academic loopholes

Consortium Will Help Universities Map Their Global Activities The UCosmic partnership will build on an online system created at the University of Cincinnati to monitor that institution’s international engagements. (chronicle.com) Blind Law-School Grad Wins Right to Use Assistive Technology on Bar Exam A blind law-school graduate won a legal victory today in her fight to…
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Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter at the JFK Library

Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter at the JFK Library

Former U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and David Souter discuss the importance of civic education to a democratic society, reforming state judicial elections, and their takes on some of the Supreme Court decisions since they left the court. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman justice appointed to the Supreme Court. She served from 1981 until her retirement in 2006. In 2009 she helped launched iCivics.org, an interactive website designed to teach students about civics. Justice David Souter was appointed by President George H. W. Bush in 1990 and served on the court until his retirement in 2009.

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How has debt affected MN state university alumni?

How has debt affected MN state university alumni?

The Alumni Association of the Minnesota State University Student Association — those students attending four-year universities in the public MnSCU system — is surveying alumni about the effects of student debt on life after graduation. “We wanted to find a way to get people’s stories,” said Jered Weber, the association’s director of communication. “A lot…
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How Winona State is helping student parents

Jenni McHugh, facilitator of the monthly Winona Student Parent Group, tells the Winona Daily News of the value of the group to student moms and dads: “Sometimes just knowing you’re supported and someone recognizes that heavy load is helpful.” The group aims to invite student parents from Winona State University, Saint Mary’s University and Minnesota…
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Byron High School celebrates Blue Ribbon award

Byron High School in southeastern Minnesota is celebrating winning a prestigious award for excellence from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Are student loan defaults not so hard on us taxpayers?

The Wall Street Journal reports that the U.S. Department of Education probably isn’t sweating student loan defaults much, considering it will probably recover about 85% of the money — much better than the 10% recovery rate for overdue credit cards. That means: The strong loan return rates may prove awkward for the federal government, which…
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So that's what it is

So that's what it is

Wonder what that question mark carved in ice has been doing on the University of St. Thomas’ Minneapolis campus since before Christmas? Today at 2 p.m. ice carvers will replace it with “AACSB” — to celebrate the Opus College of Business’ accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
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Some 2-year colleges that offer a 4-year experience

Some 2-year colleges that offer a 4-year experience

When I asked high-school students, parents and school personnel what they thought of community colleges, a number of them didn’t think two-year schools provided the “full college experience,” which usually includes dorm life, sports, a full array of arts, and so forth. Parent Diane Raff of Roseville has found out that’s not the case. Her…
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