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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.

Turning military service into college credits

Turning military service into college credits

  Military veterans have often had a difficult time calculating just how much of their training translates into college credits. Tomorrow (Thursday Sept. 2), state officials will unveil an online service — believed to be the first such service in the United States — that helps vets figure out how much credit they’d get if they attended a school in the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Parenting tips at the State Fair

Parenting tips at the State Fair

University of Minnesota Parent Program Director Marjorie Savage has her hands full with Moving Day issues at the moment, but she’s taking time out tomorrow — Thursday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m. on the U of M Stage  — to discuss college parenting tips at the State Fair. Savage, author of “You’re on Your Own (But I’m…
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St. Cloud State considers cutting aviation

St. Cloud State considers cutting aviation

  Back in March, St. Cloud State announced that budget issues were forcing it to close 23 of its programs — or about 10 percent of its offerings. The cuts grew to 26 programs, and yesterday the university targeted eight more for closure — including aviation. Closing the program would have wider consequences, the St.…
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Hear about the dark side of medicine

Hear about the dark side of medicine

  Just recently, the University of Minnesota approved a new conflict-of-interest ethics policy for its medical program, which has generated a certain amount of criticism. Perhaps with that in mind, listen to MPR’s Midmorning program, which discusses the increasingly market-driven nature of pharmaceutical research. Two bioethicists discuss how such commercialization raises questions about the quality of the…
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Notes in the Margins: crime, tuition, Winona, entrepreneurs, e-books

Big changes happening on Winona State’s campus Students heading to Winona State University this fall will notice two big additions to the campus: the new residence halls and wellness complex. (kbt.com) Did you struggle in school? Maybe you’re an entrepreneur A Cameron Herold video suggests: Let’s raise kids to be entrepreneurs (centurycollegemarketing.com) A crisis of…
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Former U-Minnesota president gets his own housing manager

In a follow-up to former University of Minnesota President Mark Yudof’s $700,000 housing min-scandal at the University of California, the UC system has gone so far as to appoint an official to manage Yudof’s new private residence. “Here you literally have wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars that could have gone into student scholarships, reduction…
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Albert Lea HS cuts cheerleading as interest drops

Gimme a C! Gimme a U! Gimme a T! Albert Lea High School has decided to cut cheerleading from its list of extracurricular activities this year because of a steep decline in participation.

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