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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.

Dirty Harry? Whozzat?

Dirty Harry? Whozzat?

Nelson: A Movie Fan via Flickr More of a Million Dollar Baby now   Today we’ve got the 13th installment of the annual list that makes most of us feel old: Beloit College’s Mindset List — this time for the Class of 2014. For those of you unfamiliar with this gem, it’s a list of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Pressing the candidates for more college discussion

MPR Photo/Tom Scheck OK, let’s talk higher ed Looks like more people are noting a lack of a higher education discussion among Minnesota’s gubernatorial candidates — and demanding more policy meat. Two progressive Minnesota non-profit groups – Growth & Justice and the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership – are calling on the would-be govs to make higher-ed a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Little clarity on just how much tuition covers

University of Minnesota Professor Bill Gleason says in a Strib column that it’s been hard even for him to find out what portion of a student’s education is covered by tuition. We need to identify the true cost of education so that we can, by subtraction, identify what are not educational costs and cut them…
by Alex Friedrich

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Some MN colleges demanding you apply earlier

Some MN colleges demanding you apply earlier

PerfesserC via Wikimedia Commons Don’t just drop in In case you missed it, check out Tim Post’s piece on earlier college application deadlines. In essence: At a few Twin Cities colleges — Normandale, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Century and Pine Technical — the days are over when students could apply for classes the same day they…
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Notes on the presidential talk

Once again, the guests: Chuck Denny: Former head of ADC Communications and veteran on many university search committees for college executives. Jan Greenwood: Greenwood/Asher and Associates, executive search firm. Former college president and veteran of over 1,000 searches. Mike McPherson: Economist and former president of Macalester College in St. Paul, and currently President of the Spencer…
by Alex Friedrich

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What makes a good college president?

Our Midmorning program is offering a talk on getting good leaders in higher education — a big topic considering that the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system are looking for new chiefs. Here are the guests: Chuck Denny: Former head of ADC Communications and veteran on many university search committees for college…
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Notes in the Margins: A roundup

Hard times at the U: Forbes talks about cuts, cuts, cuts at America’s biggest universities. It notes a Moody’s Investors Service report showing that universities now get just 30 percent of their operating revenue from the state — compared to 50 percent just 20 years ago. Minnesota, however, is not among those hardest hit. But don’t laugh,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Application deadlines move up for Minn. community colleges

Some community colleges in Minnesota are moving up their application deadlines to make sure students are better prepared for class.
by Tim Post

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Carleton tops Forbes college rankings in MN

Carleton tops Forbes college rankings in MN

  Calebrw via Wikimedia Commons Checkin’ out those stellar rankings Summer means more rankings, so here’s this year’s installation of Forbes magazine’s annual list of Best Colleges in America. Take this all with a grain of salt, of course. One can debate the soundness of the methodology. The kicker for me is the volatility of the results. What…
by Alex Friedrich

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Wadena: The kids are movin' in

Wadena: The kids are movin' in

MPR Photo/Ambar Espinoza Totaled: Wadena-Deer Creek High School Make room, M State. The high schoolers are coming over. They’ve had no place to go ever since a June tornado totaled Wadena-Deer Creek High School, so officials at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Wadena have offered to lease them some space until they get their own.…
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