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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.

Notes: Coal, due process and simplified financial aid

Examining New Legislation to Simplify Federal Financial Aid A relatively quick analysis suggests that Sen. Cory Booker’s proposal to raise the automatic zero EFC cutoff to $30,000 wouldn’t substantially change the Pell Grant awards of many students. (Washington Monthly) Who Gets to Graduate? Many high-achieving students from low-income families get to a good college and encounter what should Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: Thurgood Marshall documentary

60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: Thurgood Marshall documentary

An American RadioWorks documentary "Thurgood Marshall: Before the Court." On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court made one of its most important education rulings in American history. Thurgood Marshall was one of the lawyers on the school desegregation case, and was later appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the US Supreme Court.

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Coach Kill setting up epilepsy training fund

Coach Kill setting up epilepsy training fund

University of Minnesota football coach Jerry Kill and his wife are setting up a fund to pay for training on how to respond to epileptic seizures. Kill suffers from epilepsy, and has missed all or part of some games because of seizures. He says the help he received from his wife, Rebecca, and others during Read more →
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A look at competing claims over Markingson reviews

The recent campus vigil and remarks by former Gov. Arne Carlson over investigations into the 2004 death of University of Minnesota research patient Dan Markingson have dredged up a long-running question about the case: Has it ever been adequately investigated? The U has stated repeatedly that it has. When asked to lay out its case, Read more →
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Notes: Privacy, suicide and the Fighting Sioux

Senators Intend to Amend Federal Student Privacy Law Senator Edward J. Markey, the Massachusetts Democrat, and Senator Orrin G. Hatch, the Utah Republican, say that law needs to be amended to keep pace with the proliferation of student data that has resulted from increased technology use in schools. (The New York Times) Suicide Suit Involving Read more →
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Bloomington teachers' contract will mean longer day and changed schedule

Teachers in Bloomington have ratified a new two-year contract that includes a raise and a slightly longer work day. The deal also trims five days off next school year in exchange for extending the workday by 12 minutes.
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Notes: Troop loans, study abroad and the housing market

As Study Abroad Reaches New Highs, Some Are Being Left Out  Blacks — who make up 13 percent of all students — account for 5 percent of Americans who study abroad, and Hispanics 7.5 percent, compared to their 11 percent share of enrollment overall. (Washington Monthly) Students need an education in sexual assault – before Read more →
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Report: State spots in preschool declining

Report: State spots in preschool declining

Despite much hype, there were fewer seats for 4-year-olds in 2012-2013, leading to a decline in enrollment for the first time since researchers began examining the issue in 2002.

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Franken: We need to refinance student loans

Franken: We need to refinance student loans

U.S. Senator Al Franken is cosponsoring a bill that would enable borrowers to refinance old student loans. The Minnesota Democrat says interest rates as high as 10 percent are one reason graduates carry so much debt. “It’s not good for the economy,” he said. “It prevents Americans from making the kinds of decisions that help Read more →
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Plato, non-Ivy happiness, and a diversity requirement

The Streamlined Life Students clearly feel besieged. There is the perception that life is harder. Certainly their parents think it is harder. The result is that you get a group hardened for battle, more focused on the hard utilitarian things and less focused on spiritual or philosophic things. (The New York Times) An Ivy League Read more →
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