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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.

Lake Superior College recovering from flooding

Lake Superior College recovering from flooding

About a third of the space at Lake Superior College that was flooded in last month’s record-setting storm is back in use, and officials there hope to have everything back to normal by the end of next week. A number of first-floor rooms in the college’s E building — which contains health sciences, a gym,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Video: Carleton part of red-hot a capella movement

Video: Carleton part of red-hot a capella movement

A capella singing is hot on campus these days, and The Huffington Post has compiled a list of the 13 campus a capella groups to watch. Check out Carleton College’s group, which made the list with “Ragged Wood” by the Fleet Foxes.
by Alex Friedrich

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Families clueless about what colleges they can afford

Becky Supiano of the Chronicle of Higher Education describes how unrealistic many students and families still are about college costs: … They still did not have a sense of what their education might cost in the long run: Nearly 40 percent said they had “no idea” what their likely monthly payment on student loans would…
by Alex Friedrich

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What Ted Turner's dad told him about his liberal arts major

What Ted Turner's dad told him about his liberal arts major

I am appalled, even horrified, that you have adopted Classics as a major. As a matter of fact, I almost puked on my way home today. … I am a practical man, and for the life of me I cannot possibly understand why you should wish to speak Greek. With whom will you communicate in Greek?…
by Alex Friedrich

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Helicopter parents who are out of control

I’ve posted a number of articles about “helicopter parents” — parents so involved in their children’s lives that they almost take them over, leaving their kids potentially unprepared for the challenge of thinking for themselves. But this bit in the Wall Street Journal article, “It’s Not Your Mom’s Job Hunt,” left me amazed: But there…
by Alex Friedrich

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Data diving: Minnesota tuition above national average

Data diving: Minnesota tuition above national average

There is a ton of data on higher education out there, so much that it can be tough to make sense of it all. So, consider this the first in a regular series of dispatches highlighting the numbers in a way that is, hopefully, digestible and relevant to Minnesota. Over time we hope it adds…
by Bill Wareham

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Notes in the Margins: Veterinarians, B-schools and irrelevant social media

Achievement gap extends to state’s higher education The combined graduation rates after six years of college at seven Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) for black students who entered as freshmen in 2000, 2001 and 2002 was on average 22 percent behind their white peers. (spokesman-recorder.com) Concern for food safety as vet students pick pets…
by Alex Friedrich

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North High could reopen in new form in 2012

North High could reopen in new form in 2012

Minneapolis School Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson's new plan rests on members of the community getting involved.
by Tom Weber

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Republican gains mean uncertainty for higher ed

Looks like the elections haven’t really changed the scenarios for higher education that I laid out on Monday. Media outlets that reported on the scene after the elections — such as the Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington Post and Inside Higher Ed — had no firm prognostications. Uncertainty still reigns, as the Chronicle of Higher…
by Alex Friedrich

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Anoka Tech and Anoka-Ramsey to have one president

Got an announcement just now from the HQ of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The crux: Anoka Technical College and Anoka-Ramsey Community College will realign under one president by next fall. It is, however, not a merger. Both colleges will function separately. Here’s the press release: Nov. 4, 2010 Two Twin Cities area…
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