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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Coens' new film 'A Serious Man' opens this weekend
Tomorrow, one of the most highly-anticipated Minnesota film events in years finally arrives: the release of the new Coen brothers movie, "A Serious Man." The film is the first the Coens have set in Minnesota since "Fargo."
Vets in college get emergency checks from VA
The Veterans Administration will provide student veterans with emergency payments of up to $3,000 beginning Friday, to help them pay for college. The VA is responding to the fact that many vets are still waiting for GI Bill checks, even though their college classes have been in session for a month.
The debate over national education standards
Minnesota is one of several states vetting a new set of English and math standards all students should master before graduating high school. Advocates hope this is the first step toward national education standards, an idea critics say is bound to fail.
Audacious science
To what extent can scientists challenge prevailing assumptions, transform their fields, and ask bold questions without losing credibility? Audacity has its cost, but is it a necessary part of doing good science? Midmorning talks to scientists who push the envelope including a MacArthur genius grant recipient.
A new generation of Hmong women pursues college
The number of Hmong women pursuing college is growing in Minnesota. But a college education can be hard won in families that traditionally encourage daughters to marry young and raise families.
The University of Minnesota has been awarded nearly $75 million in grants from the federal economic stimulus package. Most of the money will go toward various research projects.