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Minn. for-profit schools investigated for recruiting practices

Minn. for-profit schools investigated for recruiting practices

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson will join The Daily Circuit Wednesday, Feb. 20 to discuss her probe of aggressive recruiting practices by some of the state's for-profit universities.

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Minn. lawmakers urged to rethink year-old teacher test law

Minn. lawmakers urged to rethink year-old teacher test law

Teachers and school administrators across Minnesota are asking lawmakers to rethink a law they passed last year that was aimed at producing higher-quality teachers.
by Tom Weber

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After South High brawl, Somali students say they don't feel safe

After South High brawl, Somali students say they don't feel safe

Some Somali students say not enough is being done to ease racial tension at South High School in Minneapolis, which just last week was the site of a brawl involving hundreds of students.
by Tim Post

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Commission: Pre-K for poor students within decade

Commission: Pre-K for poor students within decade

An Education Department commission is recommending pre-kindergarten programs for every poor student within 10 years, adding a timeframe to President Barack Obama's similar call to help the least advantaged arrive for their first day of classes as prepared as their counterparts from more affluent homes.

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Kids' suspensions renew debate over zero tolerance

Some school officials are taking potential threats to school safety seriously, suspending or threatening to suspend small children over behavior their parents consider perfectly normal and age-appropriate.

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Notes in the Margins: Guns, free tuition and the arts

A Degree Drawn in Red Ink Most people assume a degree in the arts is no guarantee of riches. Now there is evidence that such graduates also rack up the most student-loan debt. (The Wall Street Journal) UC Irvine professor stops teaching online course in dispute A UC Irvine professor has stopped teaching midway through a massive…
by Alex Friedrich

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Building community through mentoring

Building community through mentoring

Can mentoring programs help close the high school graduation rate achievement gap in Minnesota?

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A look at the underemployed college graduate

A look at the underemployed college graduate

While many college grads are now finding work, many are still underemployed. About half of college graduates who do have jobs are working in positions that don't require a college degree.

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Gov. Walker wants to expand voucher program to 9 districts

Gov. Walker wants to expand voucher program to 9 districts

Wisconsin's voucher school program would expand to nine districts across the state, including Green Bay and Madison, under the budget proposal Gov. Scott Walker will submit to the Legislature on Wednesday.

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Students urged to finish GED; changes due in 2014

Students urged to finish GED; changes due in 2014

Adults who have begun working toward their GED are being urged to finish up this year, before the test for a high school equivalency diploma changes and they have to start all over.

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