House GOP plans to tap budget reserve to reduce K12 shiftMarch 7, 2012 1:48 PMBy Tom ScheckThey plan to taking two-thirds of the reserve to pay back schools.
How former U president Bruininks replied to an invitation to talkMarch 7, 2012 10:57 AMBy Alex FriedrichJust letting you know what former University of Minnesota President Bob Bruininks told Jayne Solinger, producer for MPR’s All Things Considered, when she invited him to come onto the show. She wanted him to talk about the controversial separation/transition packages he granted 10 top administrators when they left their jobs. Here’s his reply: From:…
Imagine prone restraint being used on your childMarch 7, 2012 5:00 AMBy Haddayr Copley-WoodsAdvocates for continuing the practice speak as though there were no alternative. Not true.
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.