Education News

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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The number of Minnesota school districts in the hunt for voter-approved classroom dollars is about to be finalized.
If students choose their own books, will they read more?
Reading lists over the summer have yielded to assigned reading in class for most middle and high school students. But does required reading help or hurt when it comes to inspiring kids to become lifelong book lovers?
The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and University system are defending their policy of paying school presidents thousands of dollars each in performance bonuses.