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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.

Former U-Minnesota president gets his own housing manager

In a follow-up to former University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof’s $700,000 housing min-scandal at the University of California, the UC system has gone so far as to appoint an official to manage Yudof’s new private residence. “Here you literally have wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars that could have gone into student scholarships, reduction…
by Alex Friedrich

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Albert Lea HS cuts cheerleading as interest drops

Gimme a C! Gimme a U! Gimme a T! Albert Lea High School has decided to cut cheerleading from its list of extracurricular activities this year because of a steep decline in participation.

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Who's studying for free in the Middle East

And you thought that semester in Spain was a big adventure. Four Minnesota freshmen will soon be taking off for four years at New York University’s new, high-profile campus in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The four — Nolan Funk of St. Cloud, Charlotte Wang of Plymouth, Amelia Kahn of Minneapolis and Eric Johnson…
by Alex Friedrich

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Teachers offer back-to-school advice

Teachers offer back-to-school advice

Three award-winning Minnesota teachers answer questions from parents, students and teachers about the start of the school year.

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Notes in the Margins: Profs' phones, campus conservatives, food waste

Profs get smartphones, so students can call them As a professor, how do you get dropout-prone college students to stay in school? Give them your cellphone number. How do you get professors to promptly field text messages, calls and e-mails from students? A Georgia college says buy them smartphones and pay for the service plan.…
by Alex Friedrich

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What athletic chiefs cost MnSCU universities

Following news of how budget problems may force St. Cloud State to cut football — and possibly athletics administrators — the St. Cloud Times has dug up information on what it pays its chiefs in sports administration. Here it lays out a comparison of the salaries of the university’s six athletic directors with the salaries of coaches at other Minnesota State College…
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Why the University of Minn. wants to renovate Northrop

Why the University of Minn. wants to renovate Northrop

AlexiusHoratius via Wikimedia Commons It’s not the outside that’s the problem If you didn’t catch Tim Post’s MPR piece on the planned renovation of Northrop, here’s a link to the Web story and the audio. It’s a huge undertaking — $80 million — especially considering the U’s budget problems. The planned change is dramatic, the way Post…
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