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.

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Minnesota colleges making efforts to prevent dropouts
In a new effort to keep students in school, Minnesota colleges are reaching out to students who face academic or financial challenges through tutoring and advisers before those problems force them to drop out.
Mahtomedi school changes the dynamics of recess
At first glance, recess at O.H. Anderson Elementary School in Mahtomedi looks like recess anywhere else. Children are running and laughing, some are in the grass throwing a football, and others have organized a kickball game.
In schools, even chemistry is going green
Chemistry professors these days are trying some new approaches to minimize the amount of hazardous substance students are exposed to, and as schools turn to more green chemistry, the benefits could include cost savings and possibly more career options for students.
North Dakota State University President Joseph Chapman, who has been at the center of controversy over the cost of his new home and a trip to Washington, D.C., says he is resigning next year.