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Notes in the Margins: MOOCs, national debates and college-age voters

Social policy academics must stop excluding themselves from national debates on the welfare state The around-the-clock public debate on welfare has been steadfast, yet social policy academics have been noticeably absent from these debates. Daniel Sage argues that while the media bear some responsibility for this, there are numerous ways in which academics exclude themselves. The culture of criticism prevalent…
by Alex Friedrich

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A brief look at the Senate higher-education omnibus bill

The state Senate has passed a higher-education bill that increases funding by $263 million.

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Rethinking standardized testing

Rethinking standardized testing

Minnesota business leaders, teachers and even the Department of Education all think students are taking too many standardized tests.

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A brief look at the Senate higher-education omnibus bill

A brief look at the Senate higher-education omnibus bill

The state Senate has passed a higher-education bill that increases funding by $263 million. The legislation would all but freeze tuition at the University of Minnesota over the next two years. And it would cap tuition at Minnesota state colleges and universities at 3 percent a year. The bill would invest an additional $80 million…
by Alex Friedrich

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What’s happening at the Capitol

What’s happening at the Capitol

Just a little update on my monitoring of the floor discussion of the Senate higher-education omnibus bill. There’s a lot of irritation over administrative costs and tuition at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU). Multiple amendments (Republican, I believe) targeting that: a “Tubby Smith” amendment prohibiting use of state appropriations…
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What's happening at the Capitol

What's happening at the Capitol

Just a little update on my monitoring of the floor discussion of the Senate higher-education omnibus bill. There’s a lot of irritation over administrative costs and tuition at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU). Multiple amendments (Republican, I believe) targeting that: a “Tubby Smith” amendment prohibiting use of state appropriations…
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How the Citizens League sees the MN Dream Act’s prospects

How the Citizens League sees the MN Dream Act’s prospects

I asked the question about what was up with the Dream Act in my previous post. I just got this link from Larry Schumacher, communications manager at the Citizens League, which is backing the bill. It give us his organization’s understanding of where things are. Here’s the meat: We are at a critical point to…
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How the Citizens League sees the MN Dream Act's prospects

How the Citizens League sees the MN Dream Act's prospects

I asked the question about what was up with the Dream Act in my previous post. I just got this link from Larry Schumacher, communications manager at the Citizens League, which is backing the bill. It give us his organization’s understanding of where things are. Here’s the meat: We are at a critical point to…
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Two Hopkins High School students charged after protest over alleged 'ghetto spirit day'

Two Hopkins high school students face misdemeanor charges stemming from a confrontation with school administrators that police say turned physical, after the students, who are African-American, were protesting the school's handling of an incident where they say several white students mocked African American culture.
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What's with the MN Dream Act and medical amnesty?

With the Senate omnibus higher-ed bill is set to hit the floor at 11 a.m., I’ve noted that neither the Dream Act nor the medical amnesty legislation is in either omnibus bill. I’ve heard from a couple of higher-ed lobbyists that they may stand on their own as bills, but it’s still unclear. I’ve got…
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