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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.

Tommie prez on Monckton insults

Father Dennis Dease, president of the University of St. Thomas, on being called names by climate skeptic Christopher Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, during a dispute between Monckton and St. Thomas Professor John Abraham: This is the first time I have been called a creep – at least by a peer of the realm,…
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Winona State student dies in hiking fall

An 18-year-old Winona State University student was found dead Sunday near Fountain City, Wis., after apparently falling during a hike, university officials announced. Law enforcement officials say the fall that killed Jasper Youngren, of Carlton, Minn. appears accidental. No other details were released Monday. Buffalo County authorities are investigating. Youngren enrolled at WSU this fall…
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Notes in the Margins: Raises, UMore, neighborhood relations and nursing

An Argument Against Taking (and Retaking) the SAT and ACT A longtime counselor seeks to put the rest the “myth,” as he calls it, that top colleges prefer an SAT score to an ACT score. (thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com) Police deploy bomb squad for suspicious box near U campus Police closed University Avenue for roughly three hours Saturday…
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Audio: Sending your child off to college

[audio href="https://mediamill.cla.umn.edu/mediamill/download.php?file=80319.mp3" title="The U's Marjorie Savage on dealing with the transition"]Give your student a safety net -- but don't micromanage.[/audio]
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What (high school) college counselors don't know

What (high school) college counselors don't know

This from Lynn O’Shaughnessy, columnist and the author of “The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price,” as quoted in the Washington Post‘s higher-ed blog Class Struggle: “Many high school counselors know precious little about financing a college degree [and] ….. seem to be intimidated by financial…
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Concordia College sets its ranking straight

Concordia College sets its ranking straight

In what’s probably a no-duh moment for those who know of the institution, it turns out Concordia College of Moorhead should never have been on Washington Monthly‘s list of worst College Drop-Out Factories. I remember calling Concordia spokeswoman Amy Kelly at home the evening I saw the ranking, which erroneously stated that Concordia had a…
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Notes in the Margins: Muslim college, female fund-raisers and AP/IB messiness

Investment in Twin Ports’ campus structures reaches $270 million since 2000 Business North presents a list of the decade’s major construction developments at the University of Minnesota – Duluth, Lake Superior College and University of Wisconsin – Superior. (businessnorth.com) Campuses try to reduce problem of dumped furniture Some schools, such as West Virginia University, collect…
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What the community college ranking means for Minnesota

What the community college ranking means for Minnesota

I’ve been giving some ink to Saint Paul College and its topping of Washington Monthly’s list of Best Community Colleges in America. But in the haze of the endless summer rankings season, I neglected to mention the other Minnesota two-year stars on the list. With rankings season over, I realize now that they deserve more…
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