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Education

MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota and nationwide so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning. Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and other learning institutions across the country.

Red Lake Nation College mounts cultural exchange with Indigenous Brazilians 

Red Lake Nation College mounts cultural exchange with Indigenous Brazilians 

Citizens from Red Lake and Leech Lake are now back in Minnesota after a first-of-its-kind cultural exchange to Brazil. The trip which involved students from Red Lake Nation College, the University of Minnesota and Bemidji State University was designed to encourage Indigenous communication internationally as well as within the U.S. and Brazil.
by Mathew Holding Eagle III

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Going old school on travels across Minnesota

Going old school on travels across Minnesota

In communities across Minnesota, old schools may be boarded up or falling apart. They may be completely renovated into apartments or a home or some other use. But no matter their present state, they have stories to tell.
by Andrew Krueger

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Interim president hopes to help St. Cloud State University find path forward

Interim president hopes to help St. Cloud State University find path forward

Larry Dietz, former president of Illinois State University, will lead SCSU for the next two years amid budget challenges. He hopes to help stabilize enrollment and draw students back to a more vibrant campus.
by Kirsti Marohn

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15 Hmong language teachers become first to get accredited, Karen and Somali language next

15 Hmong language teachers become first to get accredited, Karen and Somali language next

We’re seeing more school districts across Minnesota starting to provide, Hmong, Somali and Karen language classes. But there hasn’t been the infrastructure to teach those classes until now.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Bloomberg gives $1 billion to Hopkins to make tuition free for most medical students

Bloomberg gives $1 billion to Hopkins to make tuition free for most medical students

Most students pursuing medical degrees at Johns Hopkins University will receive free tuition, thanks to a $1 billion gift from businessman Michael Bloomberg's philanthropic organization.
by Ayana Archie

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U of M faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in interim president, provost over Holocaust center hiring

U of M faculty vote ‘no confidence’ in interim president, provost over Holocaust center hiring

The University of Minnesota’s Faculty Senate took a vote of no confidence Wednesday in Interim President Jeff Ettinger and Provost Rachel Croson, after the president paused the hiring process for the new director of the U’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. 
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Judges temporarily halt part of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

Judges temporarily halt part of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

The rulings from Kansas and Missouri federal judges put on hold the federal government helping many of the intended borrowers ease their loan repayment burdens starting July 1.
by The Associated Press

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Hiring pause at U of M holocaust center leads to vote of no confidence

Hiring pause at U of M holocaust center leads to vote of no confidence

A group of faculty members at the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts have given the interim president of the university a vote of no confidence, following his handling of the hiring process for the next leader of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
by Peter Cox and Gracie Stockton

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