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School personnel have filed five charges of unfair labor action against Chang with the National Labor Relations Board. Education Minnesota also filed a charge, claiming the superintendent interfered with employees' right to organize.
At MPR's Top Coast Festival, Stephen Smith interviews New York Times Magazine reporter Paul Tough about grit, perseverance and resilience in children. He's the author of "How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character."
Also from the Top Coast Festival, an excerpt of the presentation by Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods." (These Top Coast Festival conversations with Paul Tough and Richard Louv were presented by our Healthy States initiative.)
Unionized faculty at Minnesota’s state-run universities have issued a tough report card for Chancellor Steven Rosenstone ahead of his job evaluation tomorrow. In a list of 10 complaints it has sent to trustees, the Inter Faculty Organization says Rosenstone has mismanaged the university system, shown faculty disrespect, and broken financial obligations. The letter comes at…
Unit Record Data Won’t Doom Students The information from unit record data is already available for employers to request. (Washington Monthly) Rising Tuition Pushes British Students to U.S. The lure of a broader liberal arts curriculum, and the chance to combine science with humanities, has contributed to a steep rise in applications from British students to American…
Minnesota school districts need to have a new system for evaluating new teachers in place by fall. Most of the state's 333 school districts are ready to implement the new evaluations when the school year starts. But it's unclear if all will meet the deadline because some are still developing their plans.
The University of Minnesota has hired an outside organization to conduct a six-month review of its clinical research practices. The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, a nonprofit accrediting body, will run the inquiry on a proposed budget of $142,000. University officials say it will manage a team of independent investigators that…
How Elite B-Schools Pump Up Applicant Pools Improving Economy, Increased Recruiting in U.S. and Abroad Draw Interest in Business Degrees (The Wall Street Journal) Study: Going Greek may lead to the ‘good life’ Going Greek may be the new key to success after graduation, according to Gallup’s recent study of 30,000 graduates. (USA Today) Potential Sale of Law School…
As a kid, the closest you probably got to banking was handling colorful bills of Monopoly money. Now, kids are getting a lot closer to the real thing. Hundreds of student-run bank branches and credit unions are open in schools across the U.S.
Adjunct faculty members at Hamline University are expected to begin voting tomorrow on whether to unionize. The employees have two weeks in which to vote, and the National Labor Relations Board should announce results a few days after that, said Denise Welte, organizing director for the Service Employees International Union Local 284. The union is…
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