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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: Campus police, exam-score privacy and law school enrollment

College Police Forces Increasingly Expand Reach The police officers who patrol America’s colleges are empowered these days to do far more than respond to campus emergencies. (Associated Press via Washington Monthly) California high court says state bar should release exam scores  California Supreme Court rules for affirmative-action researcher, saying public has ‘legitimate interest’ in admissions process. But Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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How relevant will the U’s review of clinical research practices be?

How relevant will the U’s review of clinical research practices be?

Academic Matt Lamkin writes in the Star Tribune on behalf of about a dozen University of Minnesota scholarly alumni about concerns they have with a coming outside review of the U’s clinical research practices. In essence, they fear the review will never really get to the heart of what practices or policies may have caused Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Hotels for finals, European loans, and the Ph.D. herd

Urbana’s Illini Union Hotel Cuts Rates For Students During Finals The 74-room hotel in Urbana is offering a special deal during final exams, hoping to woo stressed-out students who need to get away from their roommates and end-of-semester dormitory noise. (The Huffington Post) Thinning the Ph.D. Herd How to ease the miseries of grad school? Make sure Read more →
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Supreme Court won't hear school bullying case

Supreme Court won't hear school bullying case

Sisters Brittany and Emily Morrow contended that the Blackhawk School district in Pennsylvania's Beaver County had a constitutional duty to protect them from another student's bullying.

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U of M starts building new medical center this week

U of M starts building new medical center this week

Construction on a long-awaited $207 million outpatient clinic and surgery center at the University of Minnesota starts Friday. U officials have been thinking of building one for the past 20 years to take the place of the current facility, located on Delaware Street near the University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview on the East Read more →
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Enrollment drops in Minnesota, Midwest higher than in other states

While I was researching yesterday’s story on how Minnesota enrollment has returned to its pre-recession levels, the state Office of Higher Education analysts pointed me to this recent federal report. The report, released last week, shows Minnesota has had the ninth-biggest yearly enrollment drop among U.S. states and the District of Columbia since 2011 (see Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Fake jobs, college presidents and strained ideals

Why Become a College President? They behave most days as 19th-century political ward bosses rationing funds and dispensing favors while working to manage an enterprise run by faculty operating like a medieval craft guild. A large, unwieldy, archaic volunteer governing board further confuses their job. (The Huffington Post) The Year of Higher Education Policy in Review As Read more →
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Video: Metro law schools try creative methods to stem declining enrollment

Video: Metro law schools try creative methods to stem declining enrollment

Lawyers are problem-solvers, so when the number of students applying and enrolling at law schools started to decline quite dramatically in the last several years as a result of the economic downturn, the lawyers who run these schools had to figure out a way to solve the problem. The Twin Cities’ four law schools have not been immune to this nationwide issue. Since 2010, the number of law school applications has declined, and enrollment is down anywhere from 15 to 42 percent in just the last three years.
by Trisha Volpe

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Minnesota college enrollment back to pre-recession level

Minnesota college enrollment back to pre-recession level

Enrollment at many Minnesota colleges and universities continues to drop as the wave of students seeking education during the recession has ebbed. Preliminary figures from the state Office of Higher Education show that overall headcount is down 2.7 percent since last fall. And it’s down almost 5 percent since the first wave of students hit Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Israel, blue books, and a borrower’s Bill of Rights

Could “blue books” be coming to an end? Penn students develop paperless exam alternative While professors might be wary of allowing students to take exams on their computers — with the Internet and their notes just a click or keystroke away — the student software developers says they’ve addressed potential problems instructors may have. (USA Today) Read more →
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