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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.

Century College braces for bad budget news

Century College braces for bad budget news

White Bear Lake has one college, Century College, which offers a mix of two-year technical degrees like nursing and engineering. Some at Century College fear big cuts to their funding as lawmakers begin to deal with the state's nearly $5 billion deficit.
by Tim Post

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Life as a Jewish partisan

Life as a Jewish partisan

The new film, "Defiance," tells the story of the Bielski brothers, who led a group of Jewish partisans living in the forests of Belarus during World War II. The film mirrors the experience of a Minnesota couple who fought in another Jewish partisan group in the same forest.
by Euan Kerr

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MnSCU reacts to Pawlenty's tuition cap proposal

MnSCU reacts to Pawlenty's tuition cap proposal

Gov. Tim Pawlenty specifically focused on tuition at insitutions of higher education in part of his State of the State speech yesterday, proposing a firm cap on tuition increases. University officials are concerned about that idea.
by Cathy Wurzer

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NewsCut: College Tour stop #1 is Century College

Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Collins is taking his NewsCut blog to a different Minnesota college every Wednesday for the next couple months to find out what students make of the new American economy. Today he brings back some remarkable stories from Century College in White Bear Lake.

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Nami Mun revisits being homeless

Nami Mun revisits being homeless

Writer Nami Mun's new novel "Miles from Nowhere," tells the heart rending tale of Joon, a Korean girl who runs away from her family to live on the streets of New York.
by Euan Kerr

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Chamber orchestras flock to St. Paul

Chamber orchestras flock to St. Paul

For the next month, the Twin Cities will play host to an extraordinary orchestral event. Four of the worlds top chamber orchestras will join the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra for what's believed to be the first ever International Chamber Orchestra Festival.
by Euan Kerr

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