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Details of the settlement with the families of three former students at Heights Community School were not disclosed because of a confidentiality order by the court.
Exploding the MBA The 1+1 MBA programme at Oxford’s Saïd Business School. The programme combines the in-depth study of a specialist masters degree – education or environmental studies, for example – with the breadth of a one-year MBA. (Financial Times) Wealth and Poverty in a University Town As poorer. less-educated students enter public university systems, they have less time…
What the U's finance chief told the House higher education commitee
The University of Minnesota’s finance chief told state legislators Monday that colleges have raised tuition in part because … they can. When a House higher-ed committee member Ryan Winkler (DFL-Golden Valley) asked Richard Pfutzenreuter why tuition everywhere was so high, the U official had this explanation: “To be honest, it’s been there because higher ed…
Minnesota is a one of a handful of states that mandates students start school after Labor Day, unless a district obtains a special waiver from the state. Efforts to change that law have failed at the legislature in recent years.
TCF Bank letter to Iranian students (PDF) TCF Bank letter to Iranian students (Text) As you can see from my earlier post, the story about TCF Bank closing the bank accounts of Iranian students hasn’t gone away. And Friday’s announcement of the $10 million fine against TCF adds an interesting backdrop. This has all reminded…
Dayton budget would boost school-based mental health funding
State lawmakers begin debate on DFL Gov. Mark Dayton's budget this week. Among the many proposals: the governor wants to double state funding for mental health programs in schools. The new money would pay for independent mental health professionals to support existing school programs.
Revolution Hits the Universities Nothing has more potential to enable us to reimagine higher education than the massive open online course, or MOOC, platforms that are being developed by the likes of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and companies like Coursera and Udacity. (The New York Times) College Degree, No Class Time Required The University of…
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