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October 5, 2015 4:27 PM

U of M's human research re-accreditation on hold

The decision comes seven months after a critical report found "many weaknesses" in the university's efforts to protect people who participate in research experiments.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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October 3, 2015 10:38 AM

Meet the next Secretary of Education

John King Jr. is Arne Duncan's deputy and was New York's education commissioner before heading to Washington. Like the man he's replacing, he's no stranger to controversy.

by Beth Fertig

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October 2, 2015 6:48 PM

U of M will take on debt to build athletics complex

Also, the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights has wrapped up its investigation into the athletics program related to a Title IX complaint filed in 2014.

by Peter Cox

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October 2, 2015 10:31 AM

Education Secretary Arne Duncan stepping down

Sidestepping a nomination fight in Congress, President Obama has tapped John King Jr., a senior official at the Education Department, to run the department in an acting capacity for the remainder of his administration.

by The Associated Press

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October 1, 2015 5:14 PM

Anoka-Hennepin enlists debt collectors to get lunch money

Noah Atlas, director of child nutrition for the district, says meal debt grew by almost 50 percent between the last two school years.

by Peter Cox

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September 30, 2015 4:16 PM

Protesters stop Mpls. school board meeting over 'racist' books

A group of protesters, angry about Minneapolis Public Schools' contract with Utah-based Reading Horizons, disrupted the meeting. Teachers discovered some books contained offensive stereotypes.

by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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September 30, 2015 3:36 PM

St. Cloud State to pay all athlete costs in hockey

The so-called "cost of attendance" policies go beyond the tuition, fees and room and board expenses covered by traditional scholarships.

by The Associated Press

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September 30, 2015 3:27 PM

Let's talk about sex

A discussion about sex education and health in Minnesota.

by MPR News Staff

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September 30, 2015 1:49 PM

Education Sec'y Arne Duncan on ways to stop 'school-to-prison pipeline'

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the National Press Club audience today that institutional racism and class inequality is one of the "hardest conversations to have in education," but it's the most important.

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September 29, 2015 1:30 PM

$50,000 or more in student loans? You probably don't think college was worth it

That's the conclusion of a new poll of 30,000 graduates of four-year colleges.

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