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February 8, 2013 6:43 PM

Mpls school district faces $25M shortfall

The Minneapolis school district is facing a projected $25 million deficit in the next fiscal year.

by Tim Post

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February 7, 2013 4:46 PM

Report recommends delaying prone restraint ban

A Minnesota Department of Education report, put together with help from educators, school officials and mental health experts, is recommending schools be allowed to continue the use of a controversial physical restraint, used to subdue or calm agitated students, until 2017.

by Tim Post

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February 7, 2013 10:11 AM

Preschool for all: White House allies offer plan

A think tank with close ties to the White House is outlining a plan that would provide preschool for all children within five years. Education Department officials, including Secretary Arne Duncan, have signaled that pre-kindergarten programs would be a priority during Obama's second term.

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February 7, 2013 4:00 AM

U of M seeks state funding; lawmakers want admin. spending answers

Students and top officials from the University of Minnesota are rallying at the Capitol today. It's an annual tradition in which they urge legislators to support the university's budget requests. But this year they're doing it amid an uproar over administrative spending.

by Alex Friedrich

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February 6, 2013 5:40 PM

Small towns look to Legislature for help with aging school buildings

Two small Minnesota towns are struggling with the same problem: flooding that left the local school buildings in bad shape. In Rushford-Peterson and Moose Lake, the damages were repaired and students are back in school, but officials in both districts say the fixes are temporary.

by Elizabeth Baier

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February 6, 2013 9:38 AM

What Gustavus trustees have written alumni regarding President Ohle

I’ve just been forwarded a letter that Gustavus Adolphus College‘s board of trustees have sent to alumni concerned about the leadership of President Jack Ohle, a number of whom have called for his ouster. I think this is the main message (the bold type being mine): As a Board, we have listened and are hearing…

by Alex Friedrich

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February 6, 2013 2:36 AM

Notes in the Margins: Virtuoso professors, liberal arts salaries and the suing of students

Yale Suing Former Students Shows Crisis in Loans to Poor Yale, Penn and George Washington University have all sued former students over nonpayment, court records show. While no one tracks the number of lawsuits, students defaulted on $964 million in Perkins loans in the year ended June 2011, 20 percent more than five years earlier, government data show.…

by Alex Friedrich

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February 5, 2013 3:57 AM

Notes in the Margins: MOOCs, volunteers and grade inflation

What MOOCs Will, Won’t, and Might Do Many faculty members have been more focused on research instead of teaching in the past. Open education classes are changing that. Because of MOOCs and Princeton’s upcoming participation in Coursera, Princeton faculty who used to brush off discussions geared toward improving their teaching are now eager to have…

by Alex Friedrich

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February 4, 2013 4:42 PM

Behavior training keeps student in class and out of the principal's office

A trip to the principal's office is something dreaded by students, and often the last resort for teachers. But Minnesota schools are looking for ways to keep students in the classroom and out of the principal's office by training teachers to better help students understand how to behave in school.

by Tim Post

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February 4, 2013 4:38 AM

Why some Gusties are upset over President Jack Ohle

Some students and alumni are pushing for the ouster of Gustavus Adolphus College President Jack Ohle. An online student petition by Ian Shay has gained 191 supporters. The alumni version, by Eric Halvorson of West Fargo, has 198. The alumni version says Ohle has made bad financial decisions, engaged in “unilateral” decision-making, driven down faculty…

by Alex Friedrich

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