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Study: Homeless students in Minneapolis score lower in math, reading tests

Of the many risk factors that students face, homelessness may be one of the worst. A study released today finds that homelessness and high mobility had a greater effect on grades than other poverty-based measure.
by Tim Post

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Notes in the Margins: Twitter, online presence and Texas' Top 10 entry rule

I’m an academic and desperately need an online presence, where do I start? Salma Patel has been on a whistle-stop tour of academic social media channels. Here she shares her simple, practical tips for academics who want to start engaging with the wider world through social media. (LSE / Impact of social sciences) Study: Twitter Improves…
by Alex Friedrich

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As colleges improve online course offerings, students are greatly receptive

As colleges improve online course offerings, students are greatly receptive

Online education isn't new. But it could soon begin to replace the traditional classroom setting for many. A 20-year-old law that requires state regulation of the courses, even though they're free and carry no credit, could come under review from legislators.
by Alex Friedrich

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How the University of Minnesota sees MOOCs

How the University of Minnesota sees MOOCs

In researching my piece on Massive Open Online Courses — known my the rather thuggish-sounding acronym of MOOCs — for this afternoon’s edition of All Things Considered, I spoke with the folks at the University of Minnesota. Even though the College of St. Scholastica is apparently working on a course, MOOCs tend to be the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Copyrights, varied tuition and the underground school

College Tuition Should Vary By Degree, Florida State Task Force Says If you want to save money at Florida’s universities, you may soon have to choose biology over ballet or engineering over English. (The Huffington Post) Fake IDs can be a real problem A Her Campus survey found that 54.5% of readers surveyed had or currently have a fake…
by Alex Friedrich

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Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition

Colleges offer veterans classes to ease transition

Participants in a veterans writing seminar immerse themselves in the basics of the craft and learn how to plumb for therapeutic and creative purposes their experiences in places like Iraq, Bosnia and Vietnam. The class is soon to be adapted for student veterans.

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Prairie Seeds Academy disqualifed from soccer tourney

The Prairie Seeds Academy will not be allowed to compete in a state soccer tournament, a judge ruled today.
by Laura McCallum

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Notes in the Margins: Endowments, vets and minority profs

Why Professors Love Veterans What do the schools stand to gain from veterans? According to the professors who have taught them, quite a bit. (The Huffington Post) College Endowment Returns Fall Steeply A preliminary report says the average college endowment fell by 0.3 percent, in contrast to a gain of 19.2 percent last year. (The…
by Alex Friedrich

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How the president of St. Scholastica sees MOOCs

How the president of St. Scholastica sees MOOCs

I’ve been looking into Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) ever since the Coursera-Minnesota flap. Here’s part of a faculty/staff address given by The College of St. Scholastica President Larry Goodwin back in August. I’ve included a transcript of the section where he discusses them. He sees a lot of promise in them, and goes over…
by Alex Friedrich

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