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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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St. Cloud State considers cutting aviation

St. Cloud State considers cutting aviation

  Back in March, St. Cloud State announced that budget issues were forcing it to close 23 of its programs — or about 10 percent of its offerings. The cuts grew to 26 programs, and yesterday the university targeted eight more for closure — including aviation. Closing the program would have wider consequences, the St.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Hear about the dark side of medicine

Hear about the dark side of medicine

  Just recently, the University of Minnesota approved a new conflict-of-interest ethics policy for its medical program, which has generated a certain amount of criticism. Perhaps with that in mind, listen to MPR’s Midmorning program, which discusses the increasingly market-driven nature of pharmaceutical research. Two bioethicists discuss how such commercialization raises questions about the quality of the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: crime, tuition, Winona, entrepreneurs, e-books

Big changes happening on Winona State’s campus Students heading to Winona State University this fall will notice two big additions to the campus: the new residence halls and wellness complex. (kbt.com) Did you struggle in school? Maybe you’re an entrepreneur A Cameron Herold video suggests: Let’s raise kids to be entrepreneurs (centurycollegemarketing.com) A crisis of…
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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…
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More numbers: What sports cost SCSU

More numbers: What sports cost SCSU

This chart from the St. Cloud Times reveals just how much money the university’s sports are losing. Just reprinting this for illumination.
by Alex Friedrich

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Students at Duluth school must use clear backpacks

Administrators and teachers at a Duluth middle school have a clear idea of what students are carrying in their backpacks this year.

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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…
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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.…
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