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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.

Hamline forum tonight: What's the value of higher education, and who benefits?

Hamline forum tonight: What's the value of higher education, and who benefits?

Hamline University is co-sponsoring a fall forum on “Values in Higher Education,” and I’ll be there to tweet (@MPRAFriedrich) and/or liveblog it starting at 6:30 p.m. It’s presented by the Minnesota American Association of University Professors, and takes place at the Giddens Learning Center on Hamline’s St. Paul campus. Here’s the panel: State Rep. Terry…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why you should meet Rochester instructor Pam Whitfield

Why you should meet Rochester instructor Pam Whitfield

In case you missed it, MPR’s Bob Collins has profiled Pam Whitfield, instructor in English, women’s perspectives, and equine science at Rochester Community and Technical College. She apparently has a tremendous knack for inspiring students:   Whitfield is not at a loss to count her success stories by name — the athlete who told her…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Israel, criminal loan debt and defunding higher ed

The Curricular Dimension of De-funding Public Higher Education General education takes time and money. As legislators shift the burden to students, they have sought to bypass general education requirements to make college degrees cheaper, faster to obtain, narrower in focus, and geared more directly to vocational training. (Restructuring Public Hi Ed) Should Student Loan Debt Be a Crime? I…
by Alex Friedrich

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Live-blog: Larry Pogemiller on Midday

Live-blog: Larry Pogemiller on Midday

MPR's reporter Alex Friedrich is live-blogging Gary Eichten's conversation with long-time senator and new Office of Higher Education chief Larry Pogemiller.

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Pogemiller starts new job as higher education chief

Pogemiller starts new job as higher education chief

After three decades of service as a Minnesota State Senator, Larry Pogemiller begins a new job as director of the Office of Higher Education. He joins Midday to talk about his views on Minnesota's colleges and universities.

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The report on the health of the Minnesota State Grant

Beginning in July, Minnesota students should receive full Minnesota State Grant awards — the first time in two years, according to a report announced today by the state Office of Higher Education. The state’s scholarship program is projected to be $6.6 million in the black over the next biennium, the office reports. But that could…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU asks former students to finish degrees

System Chancellor Steven Rosenstone says many Minnesotans are closer than they think to earning a degree, which would make them more attractive to employers.

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