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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.

Not vacation: Summer learning programs crucial

Not vacation: Summer learning programs crucial

For many students and teachers, summer vacation was more like summer term. Reading lists. Science camps. Portfolio development. The to-do list for kids and teachers sound remarkably alike. Schools are on the hook to improve student performance on high-stakes tests, administrators are eyeing more science and technology instruction, and parents are demanding more for their children.

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Why aren't more girls attracted to physics?

You don't need to be a social scientist to know there is a gender diversity problem in technology. Starting as early as adolescence, girls and boys often choose different academic paths.

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Obama signs student loan deal, says job isn't done

President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education.

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State attorney general asking questions about Globe/MSB

State attorney general asking questions about Globe/MSB

Statements by two former Globe University / Minnesota School of Business employees suggest the school may be one of the for-profit colleges that state Attorney General Lori Swanson has said she’s investigating. Earlier this week in a Washington County courtroom, former Globe/MSB dean Heidi Weber — who has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against her old…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why it’s good to have military vets in the classroom

Why it’s good to have military vets in the classroom

Carlson School of Management Dean Sri Zaheer tells Bloomberg Businessweek an advantage of recruiting military veterans into its programs: “We find that having some percentage of the class as returning from the military influences the classroom culture. They’re more disciplined; they’re used to hard work.” The article looks at Carlson’s veteran recruitment efforts. You can read it…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Science, gender equality and the UK’s first for-profit university

Science Is Not Your Enemy An impassioned plea to neglected novelists, embattled professors, and tenure-less historians (New Republic) Bringing perceptions on gender equality in the sciences closer to reality The number of women in academia is higher than most actually believe. If academics unfairly favour male scientists in recommendations, women will continue to be held back from top…
by Alex Friedrich

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Globe-MSB attorney scrutinizes whistleblower’s account

Today Globe University / Minnesota School of Business attorney Matthew Damon continued his cross-examination of Heidi Weber, the former medical-assistant network dean who has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the school. Over the past couple of days, Weber has recounted her time at Globe — including the practices she saw that she considers unethical, and…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU loses appeal to keep course materials from teacher quality council

MnSCU loses appeal to keep course materials from teacher quality council

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system has lost its appeal to a court ruling — which I reported here  in November — that demands MnSCU turn over syllabi and other course materials to the National Council on Teacher Quality, the Pioneer Press reports. You may remember that the D.C.-based council wanted the material for its rankings…
by Alex Friedrich

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