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Do community colleges provide a quality education?

“I just have a hard time understanding the facts being used by Ms. Jacoby to conclude that, you know, that… some community colleges provide one or two years of bad training. From my world view, education is a broad spectrum. There’s a place for everyone. There’s a time and place for everyone. You make what…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Hispanics, SAT security and the middle class

Top lawyer helped win many college chiefs’ perks Ramond Cotton, who works for the Boston-based law firm Mintz Levin, has carved out a niche as one of the nation’s most prominent consultants on academic salaries, helping to negotiate or assess contracts for more than 250 clients. He is also is the common link between two recent Massachusetts controversies…
by Alex Friedrich

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Do community colleges provide a quality education?

During a show last week, scholar Susan Jacoby said people attending a year or two of community colleges "might prepare you for a job or they may not, [but] you're not learning very much in them."
by Tom Weber

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Advocates: College degree crucial

The Lumina Foundation for Education says too many applicants come up short on the education, training and higher skills needed for today's jobs.

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The MN House higher-education omnibus bill

The MN House higher-education omnibus bill

You can find the original version online here. Stuff crossed out is deleted from the original. Stuff underlined has been added. H.F. No. 2065, 1st Engrossment – 87th Legislative Session (2011-2012)   Posted on Mar 27, 2012 1.1A bill for an act 1.24    Section 1. [135A.044] STUDENT HEALTH CARE. 1.25A governing board of a Minnesota public postsecondary…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Russia, banning parents and 6 a.m. classes

Early to rise, early to learn: Colleges offer 6 a.m. classes For early risers and those with busy schedules, 6 a.m. college classes have become a more-common option. (The Miami Herald via University Business) Despite more college grads, U.S. workforce needs even more The number of adult Americans who have earned college degrees has been increasing, but…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minn. Senate backs start to school aid repayment

he Minnesota Senate has passed a bill to begin repaying the $2.4 billion that the state owes to Minnesota schools.

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Minn. lawmakers consider giving schools the option to start before Labor Day

Minn. lawmakers consider giving schools the option to start before Labor Day

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a bill that would give school districts the choice to start the academic year before Labor Day, a measure that has sparked a perennial debate over whether an early school start hurts tourism.
by Tim Post

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Teacher tenure bill may be unacceptable to Gov. Dayton

Teacher tenure bill may be unacceptable to Gov. Dayton

State legislators are trying to craft a teacher tenure bill that DFL Gov. Mark Dayton would be willing to sign, but the prospects of such a compromise this session appear bleak.
by Tim Pugmire

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