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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.

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What's St. Cloud's Potter doing with online education?

What's St. Cloud's Potter doing with online education?

St. Cloud State University sounds like it’s working on some sort of boost in how it and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system provides online education. President Earl Potter is teaming up with Provost Devinder Malhotra to “reinvent” the online game, the school announced yesterday. In a news release, Malhotra says:   “The…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bemidji/Northwest president not pursuing North Dakota leadership job

Bemidji/Northwest president not pursuing North Dakota leadership job

“I’m in the middle of stuff here in Bemidji.” — Bemidji State University / Northwest Technical College President Richard Hanson to a question on whether he’d apply for the chancellorship of the North Dakota University System despite being nominated, The Bemidji Pioneer reports. Hanson had a tough first year on the job, facing protests after…
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What happened to Minnesota's technical high schools?

I’ve written about at least one complaint by Minnesota industry execs that recruiting technically trained students is difficult, because too many high schools long ago ditched their shop classes. The Star Tribune looks into one angle of that — specifically, the dwindling number of career- and technical high schools. it reports that the rising cost…
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Notes in the Margins: Penn State secrecy, Chinese funding and Irish access

Penn St. memos show funding fears, secrecy effort Penn State’s board of trustees and president focused on repairing the school’s tarnished image and braced for financial backlash in the immediate aftermath of the child sex-abuse scandal that erupted two months ago, going so far as to recommend reminding any outraged donors that they wouldn’t get their…
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Ten years of No Child Left Behind

Ten years of No Child Left Behind

Ten years ago this Sunday, George Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. Since then it has become a lightning rod for criticism, and the focus of the fight over how to improve American education. Midmorning looks at what NCLB has achieved, where it's failed, and what comes next.

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Capella University hires a new president

Minneapolis-based online education company Capella University has hired a new president. Scott Kinney replaces interim president Deborah Bushway. Bushway took over for Larry Isaak, who left the position last spring after only a few months on the job. Kinney, an executive at Thomson Reuters, takes over the top spot as for-profit colleges face greater scrutiny…
by Tim Post

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MnSCU's priorities for this year's bonding bill

This is for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. I hope to post the University of Minnesota’s soon, as well. The main list is on page 3 with profiles of each project after that.
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What the House higher-ed chairman says about upcoming session

What the House higher-ed chairman says about upcoming session

I’ve been hoping to get a little preview of what’s coming up for higher education this legislative session, which is scheduled to convene on the 24th and run through the end of April. I’ll be trying to get the voices of a number higher-ed players, so for now will start with Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls),…
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