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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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

Notes in the Margins: WikiLeaks, SweeTango and sign language

Colleges and Students Would Benefit From White House Tax Compromise Among the expiring tax breaks the deal would extend are a research-and-development tax credit and a trio of deductions and credits for college tuition. (chronicle.com) Why WikiLeaks Is Bad for Scholars The cumulative effect of governments’ likely responses will make it harder for political scientists…
by Alex Friedrich

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Three more groups win approval to sponsor Minn. charter schools

Three more groups have won state approval to sponsor charter schools in Minnesota as part of a new law meant to make so-called authorizers more accountable.
by Tom Weber

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DREAM Act: What it could mean financially

With a possible vote on the DREAM Act tomorrow, I suggest you check out this piece by an immigration reporter, Leslie Berestein Rojas, who’s part of the Argo blogger network that I’m in. Her blog, Multi-American, has this roundup of reports and estimates of what its financial impact would be if implemented.
by Alex Friedrich

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How liberal arts colleges need to help their students

Katherine S. Brooks, director of Liberal Arts Career Services at the University of Texas at Austin, names a cause of the “decline” in the liberal arts: Unfortunately, many liberal-arts colleges generally are not doing enough to help their students connect to the job market—and unfortunately some don’t want to or don’t see career preparation as…
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U.S. job openings rise sharply to most in 2 years

Employers posted a sharp increase in job openings in October, raising hopes that hiring could pick up in the coming months.

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New bus options include Normandale, U of Minnesota

In case you missed this in the Star Tribune’s coverage of the new $5 million, first-of-its-kind bus terminal that opened in the median of Interstate 35W at 46th Street in south Minneapolis: Local Metro Transit buses will bring passengers to the new station to catch express buses to downtown Minneapolis, the University of Minnesota or…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why students go out drinking so often

If students can go out and drink three to four nights a week, maybe some faculty members are not working them hard enough in the classroom. — Bar-behavior scholar James C. Roberts, associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Scranton, on a possible factor in the student drinking problem.
by Alex Friedrich

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College entrance essays that worked

To get your juices flowing, a while back I posted a long list of college entrance essay questions, as well the essay types and goofs to avoid. Tough stuff. But what about the winners? What does a good one look like? It was harder to find out than I thought, but I did manage to…
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In ranking, U.S. students trail global leaders

United States students are continuing to trail behind their peers in a pack of higher performing nations, according to results from a key international assessment.

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Humphrey Institute searches for new dean

Just got this from the University of Minnesota: Tom Sullivan, the University of Minnesota’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, today appointed a committee to begin the search for a new dean for the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. In January 2011, current dean Brian Atwood will take leave from the university to…
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