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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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Mpls. schools to revive autonomy plan amid mixed results in US

Mpls. schools to revive autonomy plan amid mixed results in US

In the latest effort to boost student performance, the Minneapolis school district wants to give more autonomy to individual schools. Under the effort schools would have discretion over budgeting, hiring, scheduling and curriculum.
by Tim Post

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U's Rochester campus has first graduation

On Saturday the University of Minnesota - Rochester will graduate its first crop of students. It's a milestone for the city, which has long sought to establish a school offering four-year and advanced degrees.
by Alex Friedrich

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On vacation May 20-24

On vacation May 20-24

Now that the legislative shenanigans have subsided, I’ll be taking the week off. See you soon.
by Alex Friedrich

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House passes legislative higher-education agreement 76-56

House passes legislative higher-education agreement 76-56

Just as I was done with the Senate coverage, the House took up the bill and passed it 76-56. Most of the opposition seemed to center on the idea that the state was giving $250 million more to two higher-ed systems that have never learned to reform themselves and cut costs. State Rep. Gene Pelowski…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minnesota Senate approves higher-ed legislative agreement

Minnesota Senate approves higher-ed legislative agreement

This afternoon, the state Senate passed 44-22 the higher-education bill approved by the conference committee last night. The main news for most of the public: It freezes tuition for two years for undergraduates at both the University of Minnesota and state-run colleges and universities. The bill made the freeze possible by spending more than $120…
by Alex Friedrich

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