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National report card shows Minnesota students losing ground to peers

November 3, 2011 9:32 AM

Minnesota students' math and reading scores are above average, but several states have pulled ahead of Minnesota. Only about half of Minnesota's 4th and 8th grade students are proficient in math, and fewer are proficient in reading. Why is this, and what should/can be done?

Infographic: Where student plagiarists get their material

November 3, 2011 4:03 AM

By Alex Friedrich

Carleton student: The ups and downs of different roommate situations

November 3, 2011 3:36 AM

By Alex Friedrich

Carleton College senior Claire Weinberg blogs about the pros and cons of various living arrangements at the school, from living alone to sharing an apartment with half a dozen people. When I was in school, our only official option was to share a room with another person. (My roommate moved out to join a fraternity…

Notes in the Margins: Resume filling, MBA athletes and the NCAA mafia

November 3, 2011 3:08 AM

By Alex Friedrich

“Come Here to Fill Out Your Résumé” This ad, which I saw during the Illinois/Penn State football game last weekend, symbolizes for me the widening rift between most students and most professors. (College Misery) College Graduates’ Debt Burden Grew, Yet Again, in 2010 Students who graduated from college in 2010 with student loans owed an average of $25,250,…

Minn. lawmakers briefed on NCLB waiver plan

November 2, 2011 3:51 PM

The state Department of Education remains committed to applying for a waiver from portions of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

Coverage of the Minnesota AAUP forum on higher ed values

November 2, 2011 1:07 PM

By Alex Friedrich

State Rep. Pat Garofalo

Key Minn. GOP lawmaker wants to limit school districts' levy votes

November 2, 2011 12:14 PM

The chair of a key state education committee plans to push for legislation next year that would require school districts to only hold levy referendums in even-numbered years.

Hamline forum tonight: What's the value of higher education, and who benefits?

November 2, 2011 7:06 AM

By Alex Friedrich

Hamline University is co-sponsoring a fall forum on “Values in Higher Education,” and I’ll be there to tweet (@MPRAFriedrich) and/or liveblog it starting at 6:30 p.m. It’s presented by the Minnesota American Association of University Professors, and takes place at the Giddens Learning Center on Hamline’s St. Paul campus. Here’s the panel: State Rep. Terry…

Where or what is this on the Tommie campus?

November 2, 2011 5:42 AM

By Alex Friedrich

Here’s this week’s picture for TommieMedia’s Campus Closeup Quiz. For some reason I find them interesting, even I’m not a Tommie alumnus.

Why you should meet Rochester instructor Pam Whitfield

November 2, 2011 3:48 AM

By Alex Friedrich

In case you missed it, MPR’s Bob Collins has profiled Pam Whitfield, instructor in English, women’s perspectives, and equine science at Rochester Community and Technical College. She apparently has a tremendous knack for inspiring students: Whitfield is not at a loss to count her success stories by name — the athlete who told her…