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Retired chancellor best-paid Minn. employee in '12

Retired chancellor best-paid Minn. employee in '12

The recently retired chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system was the state's highest-paid employee in fiscal year 2012.

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Talks resume to end Chicago teachers strike

Talks resume to end Chicago teachers strike

Union leaders representing thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers returned to the negotiating table Saturday with the school district to work out the details of a deal to end a week-long walkout in one of the nation's largest districts.

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Kids bridge Muslim and American heritages at this school

Kids bridge Muslim and American heritages at this school

The violence in the Middle East sometimes highlights cultural differences and raises questions about the relationship between Muslims and the Western world. Those questions are personal for Muslim American children at one Minnesota school.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Kaler: U will freeze tuition for more state funds

Kaler: U will freeze tuition for more state funds

The University of Minnesota is proposing a tuition freeze in exchange for more money from the state.
by Tim Post

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Concordia University cuts annual tuition by $10K

Concordia University cuts annual tuition by $10K

After decades of college tuition costs that outpaced inflation, Concordia University in St. Paul announced it is cutting its tuition price by a third.
by Tim Post

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McDonald's puts calorie count on menus

McDonald's puts calorie count on menus

The move comes ahead of a regulation that could require major chains to post the information as early as next year.

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Concordia University St. Paul cutting tuition $10,000

Concordia University in St. Paul plans to announce Wednesday that it will cut its tuition by a third next year. The private school's current tuition is $29,700; officials plan to drop that by $10,000.
by Tom Weber

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The Rise of Phoenix: For-profit universities shake up the academy

The Rise of Phoenix: For-profit universities shake up the academy

The rapid rise of for-profit colleges has provoked heated debate, opening up new conversations about the costs, quality and purpose of higher education. In this documentary, correspondent Emily Hanford examines the history and influence of the University of Phoenix, one of the nation's largest colleges, and explores how Phoenix and other for-profits are shaping the future of higher education.

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Political differences impede regulation of for-profit schools

Political differences impede regulation of for-profit schools

In late July, a U.S. Senate committee that scrutinized 30 for-profit colleges around the country questioned the performance of three based in the Twin Cities. Minnesota state officials are taking a closer look at the state's for-profit colleges.
by Alex Friedrich

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Studies: Placebo or not, acupuncture helps with pain

Studies: Placebo or not, acupuncture helps with pain

Acupuncture gets a thumbs-up for helping relieve pain from chronic headaches, backaches and arthritis in a review of more than two dozen studies - the latest analysis of an often-studied therapy that has as many fans as critics.

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