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Abuse at Shattuck-St. Mary's was known and not reported, former teachers say

It was the sound of teenage boys screaming that jolted teacher Seth Hedderick out of his apartment one night in a dormitory at Shattuck-St. Mary's. What he uncovered would remain a secret for years until it surfaced in criminal charges against one of the Faribault boarding school's most beloved teachers.

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Abuse at Shattuck-St. Mary's was known and not reported, former teachers say

It was the sound of teenage boys screaming that jolted teacher Seth Hedderick out of his apartment one night in a dormitory at Shattuck-St. Mary's. What he uncovered would remain a secret for years until it surfaced in criminal charges against one of the Faribault boarding school's most beloved teachers.

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Sequestration to hit some school districts immediately

Tom Weber talks with the superintendent of the Red Lake School District about the impact of budet cuts from the sequestration process.
by Tom Weber

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As Dayton pushes for preschool, a success story in cultivating young minds

As Dayton pushes for preschool, a success story in cultivating young minds

Supporters of early childhood education say that many children could benefit from programs like Bigelow Head Start in St. Paul and that this could finally be the year that Minnesota takes educating young children seriously.
by Laura Yuen

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Notes in the Margins: Rankings, community colleges and a campus nap room

Community college grads out-earn bachelor’s degree holders Many newly minted graduates of community colleges are defying history and stereotypes by proving that a bachelor’s degree is not, as widely believed, the only ticket to a middle-class income. (CNN) Sequestration impact outlined school-by-school The sequester is expected to drain the federal work-study program budget by $37.6 million, and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Kaler plans overhaul of U grad programs

Kaler plans overhaul of U grad programs

The University of Minnesota wants to revamp its graduate school programs. President Eric Kaler said after his State of the University address last week that the U needs to shift money toward its strongest programs in a reorganization he calls "Graduate School 2.0."
by Alex Friedrich

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U fund would plug hole if grant money drops

U fund would plug hole if grant money drops

University of Minnesota researchers will be able to tap a new pot of money to support their projects if they lose some of their federal grant funding.
by Lorna Benson

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50 students set to spell in metro contest

Fifty students in fifth through eighth grades from the Twin Cities metro area will take part in a regional spelling bee Saturday at Augsburg College in Minneapolis.
by Tim Post

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Anti-bullying measure passes House panel

A measure that would strengthen Minnesota's bullying law passed the House Education Policy committee Thursday night.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Mocking applicants, setting tuition and overtaking the SAT

Tuition varies a lot There is a wide distribution of tuition at for-profit colleges. Normally, price competition should result in a pretty narrow distribution, and such competition should be most evident in the for-profit sector for two reasons. (The Quick and the Ed) More views on College Board’s SAT rewrite Two rival college admissions tests have almost evenly…
by Alex Friedrich

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