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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.

What MN students don't like about proposed Pell changes

What MN students don't like about proposed Pell changes

This morning Minnesota student leaders showed reporters a 4,000-plus-signature petition opposing $4.2 billion in proposed cuts to the federal Pell Grant program. Officers from the Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA) and Minnesota State University Student Association (MSUSA) said state Office of Higher Education figures show that proposed changes in eligibility will eliminate more than…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why St. Thomas biz students don't fit the recent slacker stereotype

Why St. Thomas biz students don't fit the recent slacker stereotype

Georgia Fisher, assistant dean and director of undergraduate programs at the University of St. Thomas’ Opus College of Business, takes issue with recent articles — such as this one by the New York Times/Chronicle of Higher Education — that suggest that business majors are just coasting through a major they got by default: Perhaps much of this difference…
by Alex Friedrich

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Reader: Big-time sports had nothing to do with Penn State scandal

College grad Chip Davis of our Public Insight Network writes that the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal says little about universities and their connection to big-money sports: No one but “the person in charge of the institution” (according to 23 Pa.C.S. § 6311) is legally required to make such a report. The observer (a graduate…
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How much foreign students contribute to the state economy

Minnesota’s 12,000 foreign students and their families contribute a net of $302.5 million to the state economy during the 2010-11 year, according to a report announced today by the National Association of Foreign Student Educators. The top three institutions, according to money generated: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities: $120 million St. Cloud State University:…
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Notes in the Margins: Foreign students, Penn State and supporting the elite

Average Taxpayers Are Heavily Supporting Elite Colleges An October study by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) entitled “Cheap for Whom?” showed one way that  the university system is rigged in favor of the rich. (Minding the Campus) Addressing The Shortage Of Women In Silicon Valley It’s no secret that beginning in middle school, young women often lose interest…
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How a scandal brought down Joe Paterno

How a scandal brought down Joe Paterno

The tipping point came when the state's top cop said what everyone was thinking: Why didn't Joe Paterno do more? Why didn't anyone at Penn State?

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ARW Podcast: Occupy Students

ARW Podcast: Occupy Students

Students are protesting rising tuition costs and poor job prospects. Could cutting costs and streamlining college course offerings produce graduates with more long-term earning potential?

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What the U's McMaster said about the cutback in transfer students

What the U's McMaster said about the cutback in transfer students

I spoke yesterday with Bob McMaster, the University of Minnesota’s dean of undergraduate education, about the decision to cut back a little on the number of transfer students the U will accept in coming years. I had raised the question in a previous post about what that means for access for community college students as…
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