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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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MN Senate considers bill allowing state to refinance student loans

MN Senate considers bill allowing state to refinance student loans

The state Office of Higher Education would be able to refinance student and parent loans under recently proposed legislation. The bill’s author, Sen. Greg Clausen  of Apple Valley, says he has heard complaints that interest rates on many private loans are too high, and repayment plans too inflexible. “We talked to students who are carrying Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Medtronic executive named first female president of Gustavus Adolphus

Medtronic executive named first female president of Gustavus Adolphus

Medtronic executive Rebecca Bergman has been named the first female president of Gustavus Adolphus College. The Lutheran college in St. Peter announced today she will take office July 1. She will succeed Jack Ohle, who is retiring after serving since 2008. Last year, Ohle faced calls for his ouster from students and alumni. Bergman has Read more →
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University of Minnesota athletes led the nation at Sochi

University of Minnesota athletes led the nation at Sochi

Some Gopher fans may have had their share of frustration in recent years with the state of their football and basketball teams, but the University of Minnesota was on top in the winter Olympic Games in Sochi. As nerdwallet.com points out, the U’s students took home five silver medals, tying Westminster College. You can see Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Shooting a student, classroom democracy and unpaid overtime

When May I Shoot a Student? I am a biology professor, and I had never considered bringing a gun to work until now. But since many of my students are likely to be armed, I thought it would be a good idea to even the playing field. I have had encounters with disgruntled students over the years, Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Strike vote threat looms as Anoka-Hennepin teachers, administrators talk today

Union and district officials have met 14 times since May without reaching agreement on a pay and benefits package for teachers. The sides are meeting today for their third session with a state mediator.
by Tim Post

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Research is booming at Minnesota’s community colleges

Research is booming at Minnesota’s community colleges

Student research is booming where you might not expect it – Minnesota’s two-year community colleges. Once known as places that taught only introductory science courses, they’re conducting research with a level of sophistication that faculty members say wasn’t seen as recently as five years ago. The surge is part of a national movement that faculty Read more →
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Early education assistance gets second chance in Legislature

Frank Forsberg, chair of the MinneMinds campaign, joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the group's effort to secure more money for early childhood education scholarships for low-income Minnesota children.

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Notes in the Margins: GPAs, 2-year grads, and how firms view the SAT

Community college grads out-earn bachelor’s degree holders Many newly minted graduates of community colleges are defying history and stereotypes by proving that a bachelor’s degree is not, as widely believed, the only ticket to a middle-class income. (CNN Money via University Business) How Exactly Do Colleges Allocate Their Financial Aid? They Won’t Say. Universities rarely release the Read more →
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