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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 in the Margins: Profs’ textbooks, climate change and the 1.2% loan

College material or not: who should decide? Should the decision be made by policy makers and school officials? Or parents and students? (The Washington Post) Assigning One’s Own Books to One’s Students Is it ethical to require students to buy a book that you wrote? Aren’t they already paying tuition for this professor’s expertise and knowledge? (Washington Monthly) Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: The Koch Bros., the G.I. Bill, and business use of SATs

The Koch brothers’ influence on college campus is spreading The billionaires’ proselytizing of government deregulation and pro-business civics is increasingly targeted not just at creatures of Capitol Hill, or couch sitters in swing states, but at the hearts and minds of American college students, as well. (The Washington Post) College Football Labor Decision May Hurt Read more →
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Comparing law school rankings? Read the fine print

Each spring, US News & World Report releases its ranking of law schools. One of the factors that goes into the rankings: the percentage of students employed nine months after graduation. But the US News rankings don't consider who employs the graduates, so long as they're employed in a professional position. Some schools have been hiring their own students, and rising in the rankings.
by Ashley Milne-Tyte

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Northwestern player unionization could cause sweeping changes

Northwestern player unionization could cause sweeping changes

A federal decision to allow Northwestern University football players to unionize will have little immediate impact on major universities like the University of Minnesota, but it could portend big changes down the road. The decision “has huge implications,” said Steven Silton, a Minneapolis attorney who has worked with both professional athletes and sports franchises. As Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Gender, unionized athletes and the myth of the STEM shortage myth

College athletes can unionize, federal agency says In a stunning ruling that could revolutionize a college sports industry worth billions of dollars and have dramatic repercussions at schools coast to coast, a federal agency said Wednesday that football players at Northwestern University can create the nation’s first union of college athletes. (Associated Press) How one college Read more →
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ACLU, student and school district settle lawsuit over Facebook incident

ACLU, student and school district settle lawsuit over Facebook incident

In 2012, Stratton posted on Facebook that she hated a hall monitor. She faced an in-school suspension and was asked to hand over her password so school and law enforcement officials could investigate another online conversation she had with a student.
by Tim Post

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IQ2 Intelligence Squared debate on affirmative action

IQ2 Intelligence Squared debate on affirmative action

Affirmative action, when used as a factor in college admissions, is meant to foster diversity and provide equal opportunities in education for under-represented minorities. Is it achieving its goals and helping the people it was created to support? Hear an Intelligence Squared debate: "Does affirmative action on campuses do more harm than good?"

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