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July 31, 2014 4:03 PM

From chaos to college: Scholarships honor family's journey, help Hmong students

Chue Vang aims to honor the opportunities found in his adopted home -- and a late brother -- with a new scholarship for Hmong students.

by Dan Olson

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July 31, 2014 3:00 PM

How colleges handle unprepared students

As fall semester approaches, two college presidents join us to discuss preparing for the rigors of college.

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July 31, 2014 2:44 PM

Feds extend Minnesota's education law waiver

Minnesota first received a waiver in 2012 but needed to apply for renewal this year. The new waiver is good through the coming school year.

by The Associated Press

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July 31, 2014 11:10 AM

Forbes calls U of M “rising star,” school to watch

Forbes magazine comments on why the University of Minnesota is a “rising star” — and thus a school to watch — having risen the most since the magazine began ranking schools in 2009: For University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, which ranked 543rd in 2009 and now ranks 108th, it is the production of high-quality graduates…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 31, 2014 7:34 AM

Enlisting smartphones in the campaign for campus safety

These apps for the most part target sexual assault and rape, amid growing national concern about the prevalence of incidents and criticism of the ways colleges and universities are handling them.

by Juana Summers

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July 31, 2014 3:33 AM

Three-year-olds, subsidies and sexual assault

When the College Admissions Battle Starts at Age 3 While competition to secure a seat in a public prekindergarten program is fierce (roughly two-thirds of the estimated 41,000 applicants earned seats for the coming academic year), it’s even more cutthroat among private-school applicants. (The New York Times) College Cost Isn’t Poor Students’ Big Problem Whatever’s keeping low-income Americans…

by Alex Friedrich

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July 30, 2014 8:58 AM

Q&A: Michelle Rhee on teacher tenure challenges

In Vergara v. California, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the state's teacher tenure system hurts poor, minority students because they are more likely to end up with "grossly ineffective" teachers.

by Claudio Sanchez