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Educators hope summer learning can narrow achievement gap

Educators hope summer learning can narrow achievement gap

By this point during their long summer vacation, many children have forgotten some of what they learned during the school year. There's growing evidence that summer learning programs might help many students.
by Tim Post

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University Medical Devices Center gets $1M grant

A million-dollar grant is awarded to the University of Minnesota to expand one of its facilities.

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The smartest 1 percent: Do Americans value intelligence?

The smartest 1 percent: Do Americans value intelligence?

We hear a lot about the richest 1 percent in America these days, but a Duke University researcher says we should focus on the smartest 1 percent instead. How do they affect our GDP, and are we nurturing the next generation of the cognitive elite?
by Emily Kaiser

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Making college costs more transparent

The Obama administration is unveiling another initiative in its ongoing attempts to help students understand the true cost of college.

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Al Franken, The Daily Circuit and the financial-aid shopping sheet

Here’s a lightly edited announcement from U.S. Senator Al Franken and colleagues on the universal financial aid form. (You can also hear this morning’s short Daily Circuit talk on the “shopping sheet” and college affordability.) Sens. Franken, Harkin, Grassley: Universal Financial Aid Form Needs to be Mandatory to Help Families Understand True Cost of College…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Free cells, free speech and college towns

Free Cell Phones for College Students One university is providing smartphones to its incoming freshman class. (U.S. News & World Report) Free Speech Codes on Campus: Political correctness run amok? Indiana University Southeast is the latest college to see its speech code come under fire from a group that advocates freedom of speech on campuses. One…
by Alex Friedrich

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UMN President Kaler's reaction to the NCAA sanctions against Penn State

Got this statement from the University of Minnesota this morning: Statement by University of Minnesota President Eric W. Kaler about NCAA sanctions imposed on Penn State University of Minnesota President Eric W. Kaler released the following statement today in response to NCAA sanctions against Penn State: “First and foremost, we express our sincere sorrow for…
by Alex Friedrich

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To cut down on bullying, transform school culture

To cut down on bullying, transform school culture

One of the keys may be to make bullies feel that they, too, are part of the community.

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Notes in the Margins: Essay mills, core values and Khan Academy

Core values If the core of an MBA programme itself has a core, then it is the finance and strategy courses. Nothing could be more fundamental; they are the building blocks on which nearly all other business knowledge is built. Interesting, then, that a new survey of applicants, current students and recent graduates, conducted by…
by Alex Friedrich

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