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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.

Healthier school meals: How 5 districts are faring

Some schools are asking Congress and the Agriculture Department to roll back some of the requirements. Their main concerns: finding enough whole grain-rich foods that kids like, lowering sodium levels and keeping fruits and vegetables from ending up in the trash.
by The Associated Press

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What the U says about the Senate’s bonding bill

What the U says about the Senate’s bonding bill

Just got this reaction from the U to the Senate’s public-works funding bill: The following is a statement from University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler regarding the Minnesota Senate Capital Investment Committee’s bonding bill issued today: “I’d like to thank the Senate Capital Investment Committee and Chair LeRoy Stumpf for their funding proposal and continued Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Catholic colleges, black students, and study abroad

Why sexual assault cases on campus are often investigated by school, not police  Many victims are not prepared to go through the entire legal process because it can laborious and often not successful in winning a conviction. Some who don’t want to go to the police still don’t want the person who assaulted them living Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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'Massive Open Online Course' movement sputters as students underperform, drop out

'Massive Open Online Course' movement sputters as students underperform, drop out

The free online courses that top-notch universities offer to the public were once hyped as an innovation that could threaten the higher education establishment. But now many in the industry are scaling back expectations.
by Alex Friedrich

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US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students

US teachers nowhere as diverse as their students

New studies from the Center for American Progress and the National Education Association are calling attention to a "diversity gap" at elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The groups want more to be done to help teachers more accurately mirror the students in their classrooms.
by The Associated Press

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Klobuchar wants more money for campus sex-assault monitoring

Klobuchar wants more money for campus sex-assault monitoring

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar has called for an increase in the number of federal investigators who make sure colleges properly handle and report sexual assault cases on their campuses. The Minnesota Democrat has joined 11 other Senators in requesting millions of dollars to fund additional personnel. She and her colleagues say investigation into colleges’ alleged Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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When parents opt out of student testing

When parents opt out of student testing

On this week's Friday Roundtable, we look at the current testing of Minnesota students. What happens when students opt out?

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Waseca prosecutors eye adult charges in teen's plot to kill; school leaders, parents meet

Waseca prosecutors eye adult charges in teen's plot to kill; school leaders, parents meet

The arrest came Wednesday night after the Waseca Police Department and members of the Bloomington bomb squad executed search warrants at a residence and storage facility in Waseca.
by Tim Nelson and Elizabeth Baier

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Franken bill aims to help clarify college costs

Franken bill aims to help clarify college costs

For those following politics and the cost of college, here’s an announcement I just got about a proposed Net Price Calculator Improvement Act. (Here’s what MPR colleague Tim Post has written about Net Price Calculators.) The meat of the announcement is toward the bottom in bold: Sens. Franken, Grassley Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Give Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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