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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Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel speaks about morality
Elie Wiesel, holocaust survivor and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, speaks at the Chautauqua Lecture Series in New York about what makes us moral.
For young people, recessions can be formative experiences, marking them for the rest of their lives. As part of a special project, MPR News partnered with the Neighborhood House and local artists to help teens tell the stories of their first recession.
Troubling trends for teen health
After years of requiring sex education, reducing teen pregnancy and HIV infections remains a stubborn problem particularly among adolescents of color. A look at what's next for addressing the major health challenges for teens.
Minneapolis schools superintendent to resign
Minneapolis Public Schools' Superintendent William Green announced today that he will not seek an extension to his contract beyond the 2009-10 school year.
MnSCU  chancellor gets $32K bonus
The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System today gave MnSCU's leader a bonus of more than $30,000, even as they approved a new budget that raises tuition and eliminates more than 500 positions.