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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.

Minn. AG settles with Herzing U over lack of MAA accreditation

I have Herzing’s reaction below: This announcement just in from the Minnesota Attorney General’s office: MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL AND HERZING UNIVERSITY REACH SETTLEMENT OVER LACK OF ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM             Attorney General Lori Swanson and Herzing University, a for-profit college based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, entered into a settlement today arising out Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Classrooms of shame, AP diversity and UAE vo-tech ed

Unusual college essay questions for 2013-14  Even many of the hundreds of schools that accept the online Common Application still require supplemental writing samples. Most of the essay prompts are predictable — but not all. (The Washington Post) United Arab Emirates Looks to Vocational Education The United Arab Emirates is expanding vocational and technical training in Read more →
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U of M student petition calls for more police muscle on campus

U of M student petition calls for more police muscle on campus

Two University of Minnesota students have launched an online petition calling for a greater police presence on campus. Prompted by the recent rash of crimes, the petition has gained more than 3,100 signatures. It warns: If steps are not taken immediately, we, the students, will take matters into our own hands. Many of us are Read more →
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MCTC: We must have the skills to lead difficult conversations about race

Got this late yesterday from Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It’s in response to news-media attention over a confrontation during a class discussion of structural racism. The gist:  At MCTC, we believe it is essential for our faculty to actively engage students in respectful discussions in the classroom regardless of topic and to create an Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Veterans, loan profits and public liberal-arts colleges

For returning veterans, back-to-school brings new battles – and not enough help When veterans come home from war and try to put their lives back together, there’s often a giant missing link in their transition: Clear advice on getting back to school and managing the next phase of their education. (The Hechinger Report) Thousands of People Read more →
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Students growing wary after man poses as cop, sexually assaults student

Students growing wary after man poses as cop, sexually assaults student

University of Minnesota students say they’re unnerved by a recent rash of crimes — especially a sexual assault Sunday in which the man appears to have posed as a uniformed officer. The early-morning assault prompted the third crime alert for the university community since the attempted daylight robbery of a student in Anderson Hall on Read more →
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Notes in the Margins: Wikipedia whitewashes, Moody’s warning, and MOOCs for the rich

Survey suggests MOOCs are failing to educate the poor Massive open online courses (MOOCs) may not be reaching the poor, but instead be catering to the rich and well-educated in developing nations, research shows. (SciDevNet) Depressed Family Income Spells Trouble For Colleges, Moody’s Warns More than 40 percent of U.S. public universities and nonprofit colleges face lower Read more →
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Oil boom helps stop trend of declining students

Oil boom helps stop trend of declining students

North Dakota public school officials say the oil boom that has led to dramatic growth in western schools is now helping enrollments in the eastern part of the state.

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MCTC instructor: I was reprimanded for how I handled a discrimination debate

MCTC instructor: I was reprimanded for how I handled a discrimination debate

A classroom confrontation between a black Minneapolis Community and Technical College English instructor and three white male students has reportedly resulted in a reprimand for the teacher. According to a news video by City College News, 38-year-old Shannon Gibney was leading a class discussion about structural racism during her Intro to Mass Communication course when Read more →
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