Notes in the Margins: Tuition freezes, employee discounts and the partisan divideMarch 7, 2012 1:27 AMBy Alex FriedrichCollege Presidents Say $10,000 Degrees Available Now Officials from a few Texas community colleges and universities said that $10,000 bachelor’s degrees are available now — and more will be within the year. (The Texas Tribune via University Business) Welcome Trend in College Tuition A small but growing number of private colleges are freezing tuition and rethinking policies…
Report: Minority students face harsher punishmentsMarch 6, 2012 12:42 PMMore than 70 percent of students involved in school-related arrests or cases referred to law enforcement were Hispanic or African-American, according to an Education Department report.
Minn. school district settles bullying lawsuitsMarch 6, 2012 8:38 AMThe Anoka-Hennepin School Board on Monday settled lawsuits involving students who said they were bullied because a district policy didn't do enough to protect them.
Blacks, Hispanics disciplined differently than whites, report findsMarch 6, 2012 8:01 AMAn Education Department report raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined evenhandedly in America's schools.
What MN legislators have proposed for open-source textbooksMarch 6, 2012 3:43 AMBy Alex FriedrichYou may remember my piece in which student leaders said this task force might might be proposed. Here’s one bill. Another follows. The author of this bill is state Rep. Terry Morrow (DFL-St. Peter): H.F. No. 2660, as introduced – 87th Legislative Session (2011-2012) Posted on Mar 05, 2012 1.1A bill for an act 1.2relating…
Notes in the Margins: Ham, transfers and social-media MBAsMarch 6, 2012 2:04 AMBy Alex FriedrichCollege transfers on the rise: More students attending more than one institution When students enroll at Grand Valley State University, they’re more likely now than a decade ago to take a class or two at another institution – typically a community college – as they pursue their degree. Administrators say the data reflects a trend that…
Minn. school district settles bullying lawsuitsMarch 5, 2012 8:44 PMBy Tim PostMinnesota's largest school district on Monday voted to settle a pair of lawsuits over a policy that was criticized for failing to protect gay students from bullying.
How can students intelligently plan careers amid so many conflicting signals?March 5, 2012 9:41 AMBy Alex FriedrichAfter reading so much about education and jobs for my work, it’s good for me to step back and read about the issue through the eyes of an outsider — a potential student, a parent, a laid-off worker. That’s what I did with this one that appeared in Sunday’s Star Tribune. After reading it, I’m…
Anoka-Hennepin votes tonight on agreement over pending federal lawsuitMarch 5, 2012 8:50 AMBy Tim Post and Tom WeberThe Anoka-Hennepin School District plans to vote tonight on an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights over a pending federal lawsuit.
Macalester ranked among most free-spirited collegesMarch 5, 2012 4:35 AMBy Alex FriedrichFigures.Macalester College has made Inside College’s list of Most Free-Spirited Colleges, as reported by The Huffington Post. It’s a list of schools .. … where those who ‘wear a tutu to school and don’t notice (or care) about…funny looks’ can just have fun! See the slideshow of rainbow-chasers here.