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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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Notes in the Margins: Women, blogging and higher-ed spending

Women underrepresented at academic conferences Study suggests women more likely than men to turn down invitations to speak. (Times Higher Education) US again tops list of higher-ed spenders The US has reclaimed its position as the biggest spender on higher education, as rising fees pushed it clear in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s annual figures.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Combating cheating in elementary school

Combating cheating in elementary school

Cheating isn't just a problem in high school and college. Researchers are finding dishonest habits begin in grade school.

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NDSU pres. accused of purging 45K emails

The North Dakota Legislative Council is asking Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to determine whether the president of North Dakota State University broke the law by deleting more than 45,000 emails that may have been subject to an open records request.

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What the UMN and Carleton admissions chiefs said about Fisher v. Texas

What the UMN and Carleton admissions chiefs said about Fisher v. Texas

I’ve spoken with the two Minnesota admissions directors to get an idea of how today’s Supreme Court ruling in the Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin case could affect how they conduct admissions here. Both said their schools need to study the ruling more before they could say anything definite. But after getting a…
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What the Supreme Court affirmative action case means for MN colleges

What the Supreme Court affirmative action case means for MN colleges

For those wondering what today’s Supreme Court ruling on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin means for Minnesota, I’ve spoken with a couple of Twin Cities law professors: Michele Goodwin at the University of Minnesota and Thomas Berg at the University of St. Thomas. The bottom line: The decision doesn’t force Minnesota colleges to…
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The cultural puzzle facing President Eric Kaler

The cultural puzzle facing President Eric Kaler

Meredith McQuaid, associate vice president and dean of International Programs at the University of Minnesota, tells the Minnesota Daily about postsecondary education in China: “It’s difficult for any non-American to figure out how this country runs higher education. … If a student said she wanted to study in America, it’s daunting for them to figure…
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Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court

Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court

We’ve got this posted on the MPR News site as well: Supreme Court sends race case back to Texas WASHINGTON (AP)– The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court for another look. The court’s 7-1 decision Monday leaves unsettled many of the basic questions about the…
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How well colleges mix academics and athletics

How well colleges mix academics and athletics

Came across this BuzzFeed graphic earlier this morning. It attempts to look at how well colleges stack up both athletically and academically. (You can see the chart and its Top 10 schools here on BuzzFeed.com.) The academic rankings it uses come from Forbes, which uses the following mix of factors (as quoted from its site): The…
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