Play8min 44secRushford-Peterson schools lose bid for state bonding moneyMay 10, 2012 8:25 AMBy Tom WeberOne of the many items not included in the $496 million bonding bill that passed this week at the state Capitol was funding for local school district projects.
Fargo students evacuated on bomb threatMay 9, 2012 8:36 AMPolice in Fargo locked down a school building and then evacuated students Tuesday afternoon after separate reports of a bomb threat and a shot fired.
MN employers: Students need common sense, work ethicMay 9, 2012 7:53 AMBy Alex FriedrichFinding people who want to work and not just collect a paycheck is next to impossible. The skill most lacking is a work ethic. Not to mention, it is nigh on impossible to find a creative mind in today’s work place. -Mark Hayes, head of Research and Development for a small company We just recently…
Play3min 33secExperts say relational aggression played a role in teenager's suicideMay 9, 2012 4:00 AMBy Tim PostA teen suicide in southern Minnesota last week that the child's parents and bullying experts are blaming in part on bullying is bringing greater attention to a specific type of social bullying.
Notes in the Margins: Lawyers, janitors and accountabilityMay 9, 2012 2:35 AMBy Alex FriedrichPrestigious law school reduces admissions, marks new trend Given the depressed state of law school applications, few seem eager to criticize Hastings’ decision to admit fewer students. (USA Today) Custodian Graduates From Columbia After Working Way Through School Now, 20 years after leaving the former Yugoslavia for America without speaking a word of English, Gac Filipaj has earned…
Wednesday 10:20: Live blog on the future of online edMay 8, 2012 11:56 AMBy Alex FriedrichAt 10:20 tomorrow, here on On Campus I’ll be live-blogging the discussion that MPR’s The Daily Circuit is having with both a professor and an entrepreneur on the future of online education — and online universities, to be exact. Are they the future? Or, as The Daily Circuit puts it more compellingly: How will online…
Play7min 39secFocus on racial achievement gap, says Minn. Teacher of the YearMay 8, 2012 9:00 AMBy Tom WeberA 10th-grade English teacher has been named Minnesota Teacher of the Year. Jackie Roehl has taught at Edina High School since 1998 and works to improve minority student achievement.
What a Metropolitan State prof told a MnSCU listening sessionMay 8, 2012 7:16 AMBy Alex FriedrichLast week MPR aired my radio story on the statewide survey by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. It wants to see what job skills employers want to see in job candidates and how it can work (or “collaborate” as the new buzzword goes) with employers. Metropolitan State University sociology professor Monte Bute…
The new UMN athletic director's contractMay 8, 2012 5:05 AMBy Alex FriedrichI’ve been meaning to post this since I covered the appointment of Norwood Teague as the University of Minnesota’s new athletic director.