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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.

Minn. firm that lost data now handling California student loans

Minn. firm that lost data now handling California student loans

rpongsaj via Flickr It’s safe with us   If you’ve read the news about the Oakdale firm that’s now handling California student loan accounts, the name of the company — Educational Credit Management Corporation — might sound familiar. That’s because it made the news in March after someone stole personal data — including Social Security numbers…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: A news roundup

Paying to snag an internship: Students find they’re having to pay companies thousands of dollars to get hooked up with an internship and housing for the summer. Biz school offers free e-books: Virginia State University is giving free e-textbooks to students in its business school for eight core courses. Credit card firms cautious: The recent federal reform bans…
by Alex Friedrich

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Chief: None seeking charges yet in Elk River case

Police investigating hazing in the Elk River High School football program said Friday they have not found any players interested in pursuing criminal charges.

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Edu-swag at the State Fair

Edu-swag at the State Fair

MPR/Alex Friedrich Come and get it at St. Thomas At the State Fair they’ll line up for anything. Make any ol’ doohickey, slap a college logo on it and they’ll stand around for half an hour till the line stretches out the door. Because it’s Minnesota edu-swag: bandannas, tote bags (“tohht baygs”) and lanyards. MPR/Alex…
by Alex Friedrich

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Midmorning chat: Students study less

Midmorning chat: Students study less

  bjosefowicz via Flickr Yeah, I bet that’ll build your critical thinking Check out the Midmorning page and listen to the audio of a chat with Philip Babcock of the University of California Santa Barbara and Jen Day Shaw of the University of Florida. Students are studying far less than they did decades ago, and that…
by Alex Friedrich

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Hey, students: How not to be a jerk in class

As a counterpart piece to the previous post for professors, “How to Avoid Being a Jerk in the Classroom,” I’m including the other side — something that a professor might say to a student. Its essence: Act like a grownup, and I’ll treat you like one. I had the link in a previous Notes in the Margins,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Hey, profs: How not to be a jerk in class

Hey, profs: How not to be a jerk in class

Earlham College via Flickr Great lectures include showing up on time It’s all about simple reciprocity, writes English professor Billie Hara in the Chronicle of Higher Education. “Did your professors make you suffer through boorish behaviors? There’s no reason to continue that tradition,” she writes. (Sounds like she’s trying to break the hazing mentality.) Remember,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: A news roundup

“Caveat emptor” at Colbert University: Humorist Stephen Colbert and Queens College Professor Andrew Hacker skewer for-profit universities and online education — and take a few shots at higher ed as well. “Shock and awe”: The University of St. Thomas will be opening its new athletic complex next week. Admins are the enemy: The blog Critical Mass quotes…
by Alex Friedrich

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