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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June 10, 2015 4:00 AM

Cristo Rey junior finds success outside English learner classes

Joshua Crespo writes that he spent too many years in English-language learner classes and found they weren't challenging. He shares his and his family's experience.

by Joshua Crespo

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June 9, 2015 5:30 PM

Autism program changes worry some Minneapolis parents

Minneapolis public schools this fall plan to spread autism teachers and special education aides throughout the district, rather than concentrating programs at certain schools. That has some parents concerned.

by Tim Post

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June 9, 2015 2:45 PM

U: Millions needed to boost drug trial safety

A University of Minnesota plan to strengthen protections for human research subjects will cost $5.5 million to start and $2.3 million a year for the next several years.

by Alex Friedrich

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June 8, 2015 11:48 AM

Survey: U of M's Kaler ranks 30th in pay among peers

The report by the Chronicle of Higher Education compares pay for more than 200 colleges and university leaders. Kahler receives $610,000 or $182,000 above the national average.

by Alex Friedrich

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June 7, 2015 2:09 PM

New Ely folk school is 'digital detox camp'

A new school offering courses on traditional northern crafts and skills is launching in Ely this weekend.

by Dan Kraker

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June 5, 2015 1:40 PM

George Mitchell on education and the 'American Dream'

Army veteran, federal judge, U.S. senator and diplomat George Mitchell of Maine is out with a memoir which he says he wrote as a tribute to his parents. The child of a janitor and a mill worker in small town Maine, George Mitchell ended up as a leading figure on the national and international stage. He now worries that upward mobility is lost in America.

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June 4, 2015 5:58 PM

Students overcome tall odds, and missteps, to graduate

Adolfo Saldana-Lara, a Mexican immigrant, made it past tough odds and missteps to graduate from high school. His commencement address to his peers celebrated their hard-earned success.

by Laura Yuen

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June 4, 2015 12:20 PM

How MN education bill will affect state teacher training programs

The legislation would require Minnesota colleges and universities to submit data on the success of their teaching programs.

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June 3, 2015 3:28 PM

One year in, Green Line endangers U research

The university has asked the Met Council to present an engineering solution by this fall.

by Riham Feshir

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June 3, 2015 1:43 PM

How MN education bill could affect school nurses, counselors

Jim Bierma, lead counselor for Minneapolis Public Schools, joined MPR News' Tom Weber to discuss how funding might shake out in the final version of the bill.

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