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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.

How will the Federal Reserve Bank ruckus affect the U?

How will the Federal Reserve Bank ruckus affect the U?

MPR News reporter Annie Baxter writes how a shakeup in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis that ousted two economists — both University of Minnesota professors — may have implications for the U. She writes that critics are questioning the future of the special relationship between the regional bank and the U’s Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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New state funding could push teacher raises

A nearly $500 million increase in state education funding approved by lawmakers this spring seems to be clearing the way for teacher pay raises, at least in some parts of the state.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: 3D printing, Arne Duncan and the death of idealism

University president: Can anyone differ with Arne Duncan ‘without being dismissed as silly’? It’s certainly not silly that plenty of people who actually do know what they’re talking about have raised numerous legitimate issues about the ability of this government to implement a collegiate rating system based on some pretty dubious data. (The Washington Post) Frequent Tests Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU calls for campus cooperation, rethinking academic programs

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Steven Rosenstone joins The Daily Circuit to talk about potentially sweeping changes to the MNSCU system that were approved by school trustees Wednesday.

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Why would a MnSCU school lose students to help other campuses?

Why would a MnSCU school lose students to help other campuses?

Tom Weber of MPR News’ Daily Circuit asks Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system Chancellor Steven Rosenstone why, in a system that generally pegs funding to headcount, would campuses want to coordinate academic programs if it meant losing students? Rosenstone’s reply: “Well, that’s the fundamental question. And I think one of the things the Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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St. Cloud State prez: How internal competition is hurting us

St. Cloud State prez: How internal competition is hurting us

In covering MnSCU’s Charting the Future report — which calls for less competition and more cooperation among campuses — I found my conversation with St. Cloud State University President Earl Potter quite helpful. He’s a plain speaker who was able to cut through the administrative and educational jargon in the report. And he was frank Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Patents, stopouts and JFK’s college application

Are you a college “stopout?” New study says you might be Florida State study of 38,000 community college students — which make up 45% of undergraduates — found 94% “stopout” at least once. (USA Today) Nobel Prize Winner In Medicine Is Telling Students Not To Stay In America James Rothman, who won the prize in medicine, believes Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU wants dramatic increase in campus cooperation, consistency

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities trustees have approved potentially sweeping changes to how their colleges and universities do business. Leaders of the 31 MnSCU schools are being told to stop competing so much with each other for students — and start cooperating to an extent not seen before. They’ll need to rethink the academic programs Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Personal IPOs, free education and the PSAT

The IPO of You and Me: How Normal People Are Becoming Corporations It’s an alternative to student debt. But services like Upstart and Pave thrive in desperate times. In a healthy economy, it’s hard to imagine Ivy League graduates chaining themselves to wealthy patrons via high-tech income-sharing arrangements. (New York) Should We Just Start Over on Federal Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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'Selfie' crowned word of the year for 2013

'Selfie' crowned word of the year for 2013

Michelle Obama shared one with her "first dog" Bo, Hillary Clinton tweeted one with her daughter Chelsea. Now "selfie" -- the smartphone self-portrait -- has been declared word of the year for 2013 by Britain's Oxford University Press.

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