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Protesting students walk out on Pence's address at Notre Dame

Protesting students walk out on Pence's address at Notre Dame

Student organizers said they walked out because Pence's policies "have marginalized our vulnerable sisters and brothers for their religion, skin color, or sexual orientation."

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Legislative auditor to examine U's handling of sexual harassment cases

Legislative auditor to examine U's handling of sexual harassment cases

The review comes after a KSTP-TV report last week that an administrator in the athletics department is facing an internal investigation into allegations of sexual assault.
by Peter Cox

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Lessons from the nation's oldest voucher program

Lessons from the nation's oldest voucher program

Milwaukee's voucher program serves some 28,000 students. Most of them are African-American and come from low-income families.
by Claudio Sanchez

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U of M regents defend sex harassment leak probe

U of M regents defend sex harassment leak probe

In a letter sent to the governor and legislators Thursday regents say they "take sexual harassment very, very seriously" and want to "set the record straight" about their handling of leaked information in a sexual harassment investigation.
by Tim Nelson

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GOP, Dayton struggle building a higher ed budget to meet many demands

GOP, Dayton struggle building a higher ed budget to meet many demands

Controlling tuition is a priority as Minnesota lawmakers negotiate a higher education spending bill. But some worry there won't be enough left for other pressing needs in the state's university systems.
by Peter Cox

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How to get high school grads to show up for college? Minn. tries nudging them with a text

How to get high school grads to show up for college? Minn. tries nudging them with a text

The Minnesota Department of Higher Education runs a program based on research that shows texting students over the summer can help nudge them to show up to college in the fall.
by Cathy Wurzer and Phil Picardi

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Lessons on race and vouchers from Milwaukee

Lessons on race and vouchers from Milwaukee

Milwaukee's school voucher program has been called either a beacon of hope for African-American children or a failed experiment. The truth is somewhere in between.
by Claudio Sanchez

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Study: Bullying persists in school, reports of sex crime up

One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of reports of sexual assault on college campuses has more than tripled over the past decade, according to a federal study.
by The Associated Press

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