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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.

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February 17, 2010 6:02 AM

3M donates royalty-paying patents to U of Minn.

Maplewood-based 3M Corp. has donated some royalty-paying patents to the University of Minnesota's law school and Office for Technology Commercialization.

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February 16, 2010 2:21 PM

Stimulus-funded UAV repair program coming to Minn. college

Students at Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls will learn how to repair unmanned aircraft as part of a new federal stimulus-backed program.

by Dan Gunderson

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February 15, 2010 8:43 PM

Pawlenty's budget: K-12 spared, higher ed sees cuts

K-12 education funding was spared from the governor's budget proposal released Monday, but higher education was not as fortunate.

by Tom Weber

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February 14, 2010 10:26 PM

Chess teaches kids life lessons

Over the weekend, the Minneapolis School District hosted a district-wide chess tournament, in hopes that the centuries-old game will teach kids some of the skills they'll need as adults.

by David Chong

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February 12, 2010 5:12 PM

Colleges get $13 million in stimulus to train heathcare workers

Three Minnesota community colleges will receive more than $13 million in federal stimulus money to train workers for emerging jobs in the healthcare industry.

by Tim Post

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February 12, 2010 3:47 PM

U of M Regents consider new ethics policy

The University of Minnesota is moving closer to a sweeping overhaul of its conflict of interest policies, which advisors say will put it at the forefront of universities nationally.

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February 12, 2010 12:22 PM

Applications up 10 percent to the University of Minnesota

Despite the decline in high school graduates in the Midwest, applications to the University of Minnesota are up.

by Tim Post

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February 12, 2010 10:09 AM

8 children taken to hospitals after bus crash near Kingston

Eight children were taken to hospitals on Thursday after their school bus crashed with a pickup truck west of the Twin Cities, authorities said.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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February 12, 2010 9:55 AM

Outgoing school superintendent weighs in on State of the State

School superintendent and former Republican Minn. House Speaker David Jennings shares his ideas on the education reform proposals being considered at the capitol.

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February 12, 2010 8:33 AM

U of M officials consider cutting jobs ahead of expected budget shortfall

University of Minnesota officials are considering permanent job cuts and temporary lay-offs to fix an expected budget shortfall next fiscal year.

by Tim Post

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