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Kline, Foxx: Repeal credit-hour, authorization regs

Kline, Foxx: Repeal credit-hour, authorization regs

Just got this. The meat is in bold toward the end of the announcement: House to Consider Legislation to Repeal Burdensome Higher Education Regulations Tomorrow (Tuesday), the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider the Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act (H.R. 2117). Sponsored by Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman…
by Alex Friedrich

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How departing U officials got paid so well

“These are nothing but sweetheart deals and golden handshakes. The Legislature and the governor should be demanding that they look at this across the board.” — Former charities overseer Dean Zerbe to the Star Tribune on $2.8 million in “handsome” administrative compensation packages signed by former university President Robert Bruininks. They included long paid leaves,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why college leaders should get political sometimes

When a policy or an argument or a political platform — or a candidate — is antithetical or threatening to the fundamental educational mission of the institution, then in my view it is the responsibility of the president to say so publicly. Put another way, silence in the face of such threats is a failure…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Free speech, free college and a lottery-based labor force

College is about free speech, not stamping out rights Recently, Mississippi State basketball coach Rick Stansbury banned his team from using Twitter because some of his student-athletes posted critical comments following a loss. This was a frighteningly egotistical move by Stansbury — to think he has the authority to so easily stamp out the free speech rights of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Anoka-Hennepin head refines statement on suicides

The superintendent of Minnesota's largest school district acknowledged this week that bullying can be a factor in student suicides, but stopped short of saying it directly led to any of six student deaths in his district.

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Minot lawyer defends UND's Fighting Sioux nickname

Reed Soderstrom chairs the referendum committee that's working to keep the UND "Fighting Sioux" name.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Anoka-Hennepin superintendent 'sincerely' apologizes for voice mail

Anoka-Hennepin superintendent 'sincerely' apologizes for voice mail

Referring to a controversial voice mail from two years ago, Dennis Carlson, superintendent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, says in a letter: "If my December 2010 statement was perceived as dismissive or insensitive to victims of bullying or suicide, I deeply andsincerely apologize. I absolutely meant no disrespect."
by Curtis Gilbert

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Twin Cities charter schools more segregated and underperforming, report says

Twin Cities charter schools more segregated and underperforming, report says

Charter schools in the Twin Cities metro area underperform academically in comparison to their traditional public counterparts, shows a report released today.
by Tim Post

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Have these two factors helped cause a job-skills shortage?

Have these two factors helped cause a job-skills shortage?

Here’s an American RadioWorks podcast on manufacturing jobs that gets into the “jobs-skills mismatch” argument a little. (Note: Click on the “Download” link if it doesn’t play on my blog.) It got me thinking: Has something indeed changed that has caused a drop in the number of workers who are skilled enough to enter those…
by Alex Friedrich

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