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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.

Data shows 1 in 20 Minn. students default on student loans

New data from the Department of Education shows that 6 percent of students in Minnesota who took out government education loans are in default. That number is half the national average of 12 percent.

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Student loan default data highlights for-profit schools

More than one in five borrowers of federal student loans who attend for-profit colleges default within three years of beginning repayment, new figures made available by the U.S. Department of Education on Monday show.

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Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend

Midmorning Weekend revisits some of the best recent conversations from the daily call-in program.

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Is there a youth 'brain drain' in rural Minnesota?

Plenty of talk is out there about how young people are leaving small towns, like those in our state. Authors of a new book called "Hollowing Out The Middle" have sent out an alarm for leaders of local communities to heed: You are letting young people slip away.

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Brain drain in rural America

Brain drain in rural America

Sociologists Patrick Carr and Maria Kefalas spent two years in a small town in Iowa trying to find out why so many young people are leaving rural America. What they found was that many small towns are playing a role in their own demise, by pushing the best and brightest to leave and under-investing in those who stay.

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