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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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Attempted armed robbery of student in U of M’s Anderson Hall

Attempted armed robbery of student in U of M’s Anderson Hall

Much of the University of Minnesota‘s West Bank campus was put on alert Monday afternoon after reports of an attempted robbery. According to accounts by university spokespeople, a man walked into Anderson Hall and approached a female student who was sitting in the hallway studying. He brandished a gun and demanded that she give him Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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What Harvard said about higher-ed nonprofit in St. Paul

What Harvard said about higher-ed nonprofit in St. Paul

Harvard researcher Dr. Chris Avery says in the Pioneer Press how the St. Paul-based College Possible differs from others in preparing low-income students for higher education: “While there are many organizations working to promote college access for low-income students, to my knowledge, College Possible is the only program that has demonstrated its success in increasing Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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How international is Minnesota in higher education?

Study abroad has hit record levels — both among foreign students coming to the United States and Yanks studying abroad — according to this Associated Press piece I reposted this morning in Notes in the Margins. So how does Minnesota stack up this year? It’s holding steady at 19th place with 13,232 students, up 3.9 Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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How much STEM education should Minnesota be offering?

How much STEM education should Minnesota be offering?

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system trustee Margaret Anderson Kelliher has Chancellor Steven Rosenstone’s back when it comes to his big push for workforce development. Kelliher, who is president and CEO of the Minnesota High Tech Association, argues in the Star Tribune for more spending on education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — the so-called Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Endowments, foreign students and Alabama Greeks

Study: Record number of foreign students hits U.S. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese students are flocking to U.S. colleges and universities, helping to drive the number of international students studying in America to record levels. Similarly, all-time high numbers of American students are studying abroad. (Associated Press) Alabama Greeks Spent $202 Million In The Past Decade On Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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When a parent dies while the child is still in college

When a parent dies while the child is still in college

I lost my father to cancer when I was a sophomore in college. I lost my mother to cancer when I was in grad school in 2009. It was crushing, but both times certain faculty members helped me get through my courses. So memories flooded me when I read this piece by Matt Gleeson in Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Daily Beast: St. Olaf among colleges with the lowest ROI

Daily Beast: St. Olaf among colleges with the lowest ROI

My editor, a St. Olaf College alumnus, is going to kill me for this. The Daily Beast has ranked the school #15 on its list of colleges with the worst return on investment – in other words, what you earn after graduation relative to what you’ve spent on a degree. Here are the stats presented: Read more →
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Mascots, ROTC and an EU ranking

EU-funded ranking sees 600 institutions involved The new EU-funded ranking system has secured involvement from around 600 institutions and will see users choose their own indicators. (Times Higher Education) Your Mascot Must Behave Like a Heterosexual Male (Anthropomorphized Fictional Bear) A Cornell student alleges that in tryouts for the school’s mascot, generally known as the Big Red Bear, Read more →
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Trim recess? Some schools hold on to child's play

A growing body of research shows that play is fundamental to kids' development by promoting social interaction, exploration and creativity. However, many districts report that they are under continued pressure to add instructional time to the day -- and recess minutes are often the first place administrators look.

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