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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.

Stay informed about local education events, policies and more happening in schools and colleges across Minnesota.

St. Cloud State: Don’t be a zombie

St. Cloud State: Don’t be a zombie

Here’s St. Cloud State University‘s message to its first-year students — straight out of “The Walking Dead.” It was produced for its first-year ceremony, and I found it on Twitter.
by Alex Friedrich

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Latest state MCA test scores due Tuesday

Results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment tests, or MCAs, are one measure of how well students, as well as their schools and teachers, are performing.
by Tim Post

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Minnesota’s misplaced priorities

Minnesota’s misplaced priorities

So the State Fair isn’t even close to being over, and already classes have started at various campuses. There’s just something wrong about this.
by Alex Friedrich

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How should Minnesota colleges see the resurgence in manufacturing?

How should Minnesota colleges see the resurgence in manufacturing?

Saint Paul College President Rassoul Dastmozd — whose campus has again topped Washington Monthly‘s list of best community colleges in the country– gives The Huffington Post his take on what some see as a skills shortage during the current rebound in manufacturing: I see this as opportunity knocking. He points to his college’s Right Skills Now for Manufacturing…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Trump, ESPN and Obama’s college speech

Transcript: Obama’s remarks on college affordability planHere are remarks that President Obama made on Thursday when announcing his new college affordability plan at the State University of New York in Buffalo. (The Washington Post) ‘Where Should I Go to College?’ How to answer that question by asking another question (The Atlantic) Remote Control: College Football’s Most Dominant Player?…
by Alex Friedrich

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Mpls. using bus for mobile school enrollments

The Minneapolis school district is reaching out to families who have yet to enroll their children in school. For the first time the district is using a bus outfitted to perform mobile enrollments.
by Tim Post

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More armed security at schools after Newtown

More armed security at schools after Newtown

In the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook, many districts across the nation are increasing the number of school resource officers on campus and, in a few cases, permitting teachers to carry concealed weapons themselves.

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