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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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Obama prods states to raise academic standards

Obama prods states to raise academic standards

President Barack Obama prodded states Monday to raise their school standards by using his best leverage: money.

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Two more members won't seek re-election to Mpls. School Board

Two more members won't seek re-election to Mpls. School Board

Citing "burn out," dismal pay, and an exhausting "culture of negativity," Minneapolis School Board members Tom Madden and Pam Costain will not seek re-election this fall.
by Tom Weber

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Future of Mankato State flight school in doubt

Future of Mankato State flight school in doubt

Students and faculty are trying to save the aviation program at MSU Makato, a program that faces elimination due to the state's projected $1.2 billion budget shortfall.

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Looking to boost numbers, MCAD tries tuition freeze

Looking to boost numbers, MCAD tries tuition freeze

Students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design are getting some relief from the rising cost of tuition.
by Tim Post

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Stimulus saved special ed jobs in Minn., for now

Stimulus saved special ed jobs in Minn., for now

The $200 million in federal stimulus funding for special education in Minnesota has mainly been used to maintain what was already there.
by Tom Weber

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3M donates royalty-paying patents to U of Minn.

Maplewood-based 3M Corp. has donated some royalty-paying patents to the University of Minnesota's law school and Office for Technology Commercialization.

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Stimulus-funded UAV repair program coming to Minn. college

Stimulus-funded UAV repair program coming to Minn. college

Students at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls will learn how to repair unmanned aircraft as part of a new federal stimulus-backed program.
by Dan Gunderson

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Pawlenty's budget: K-12 spared, higher ed sees cuts

Pawlenty's budget: K-12 spared, higher ed sees cuts

K-12 education funding was spared from the governor's budget proposal released Monday, but higher education was not as fortunate.
by Tom Weber

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Chess teaches kids life lessons

Chess teaches kids life lessons

Over the weekend, the Minneapolis School District hosted a district-wide chess tournament, in hopes that the centuries-old game will teach kids some of the skills they'll need as adults.
by David Chong

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Colleges get $13 million in stimulus to train heathcare workers

Three Minnesota community colleges will receive more than $13 million in federal stimulus money to train workers for emerging jobs in the healthcare industry.
by Tim Post

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