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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.

Guessing enrollment and watching the money

Guessing enrollment and watching the money

While I was blogging on the first day of classes at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities campus, colleague Tim Post of MPR produced two finance-related stories. Both shed a little light on the maneuvering that goes on behind the scenes when it comes to college funding. The first was on the tough time…
by Alex Friedrich

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Twin Cities 9th best college metro area

Twin Cities 9th best college metro area

I wonder whether it’s a sign that the major college rankings season is over when the economics nerds do their own version. The American Institute for Economic Research, one of the oldest economic research organizations in the country, has released its annual “College Destinations Index,” which ranks the 75 best towns and cities for college…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: parenting, privacy, safety and Wikipedia

The Anti-Parent Agenda of Colleges Programs to handle “helicopter parents” are an attempt to intimidate them into surrendering their influence to that of supposedly “superior” professional “educators” who know what’s best for our children. (HumanEvents.com) Exposed student data leaves prying eyes wide open An online MCTC directory left sensitive student data and internal documents accessible…
by Alex Friedrich

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Classes start for 'turnaround schools'

Classes start for 'turnaround schools'

Today was the first day of school in most districts across Minnesota. For 30 schools that were identified earlier this year as the state's worst performers, it also marks the start of a three-year effort aimed at turning themselves around.
by Tom Weber

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Freshmen: Step #1 to better thinking?

I’m in Prof. Brad Hokanson’s Storytelling and Narrative class in the College of Design, and the 18 freshmen with me are about to put some of their old habits behind them. They’ve come to learn how to communicate more effectively by crafting a narrative rather than just spewing facts. They’ll learn how to structure knowledge…
by Alex Friedrich

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Politics on campus

Politics on campus

It’s been tough getting a read on the political vibe here on campus. Brandon Madsen, a 23-year-old aspiring grad student who volunteers with Socialist Alternative, says in past years it has been tough to engage with students. (He might know. He’s been working the campus since he was a high school student in 2004.) This…
by Alex Friedrich

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Wadena students head to temporary classrooms

Wadena students head to temporary classrooms

Students in Wadena, Minn., were back in school today for the first time since a tornado destroyed the town's high school back in June. They're now splitting their time between an elementary school and classroom space offered by the local community and technical college.
by Tom Robertson

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