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Junk foods widely available at elementary schools

Junk foods widely available at elementary schools

Junk food remains plentiful at the nation's elementary schools despite widespread efforts to curb childhood obesity, a new study suggests.

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Why two-year student leaders like Sen. John Carlson

Why two-year student leaders like Sen. John Carlson

Cracking down on tuition must be the way to students’ hearts, at least this year. You may remember how the Minnesota State College Students Association, which represents those at two-year colleges, recently gave Legislator of the Year awards to Republican higher-ed chairs Michelle Fischbach of the Senate and Bud Nornes of the House. Even though…
by Alex Friedrich

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Teachers union backs sexuality policy change

Teachers union backs sexuality policy change

The teachers union in Minnesota's largest school district on Monday endorsed a proposed replacement for a policy that requires teachers to stay neutral when issues of sexual orientation come up in class.
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Why MSU-Moorhead is texting students

Why MSU-Moorhead is texting students

“We’re trying to get to their level. Students are texting. They’re using apps. So we’re adjusting.” — Graduate assistant John Edmonds, who specializes in new media for Minnesota State University – Moorhead’s university college office, on how the university is now texting students important information instead of e-mailing it. Apparently, a number of students weren’t…
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How Minnesota has changed its views on funding higher ed

How Minnesota has changed its views on funding higher ed

“In those days we acted like a nation that looked out for one another, and we prospered together. Today we act more like a pack of wolves, except that wolves do not eat their young.” — Southwest Minnesota State University associate history professor Jeff Kolnick in a MinnPost essay on how America and Minnesota are…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Rankings, information requests and paid recruiting agents

Maryland bill would limit public information requests that target professors But some open-government advocates are concerned about proposal. (The Baltimore Sun via University Business) An ‘Arab Spring’ of free online higher education Radical changes in educational content and delivery mechanisms will lead to an unbundling of the university as we know it. The natural question then becomes,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Winona school suspends 9-year-old for mimicking Michael Jackson groin grab

A Catholic elementary school in Winona indefinitely suspended a 9-year-old student for mimicking Michael Jackson's famous groin grab during a fundraiser.

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What higher-ed bills have been submitted to lawmakers?

What higher-ed bills have been submitted to lawmakers?

Curious about what’s coming up in higher-ed legislation this session? I’ve reported what some of the players are seeing, but here’s a look at what’s been submitted so far. (We’ll have to wait, though, to see which bills get heard, and when.) The voter-ID bill, however, isn’t being heard by the higher-ed committees. You can…
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How comparatively easy would it be for students to vote?

How comparatively easy would it be for students to vote?

“We should not live in a state where it is easier for a young adult to purchase cigarettes and alcohol than it is to vote.” — University of Minnesota student Sydney Jordan, who doesn’t have an ID with her current address and said in a hearing that requiring a photo ID will keep a lot…
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Notes in the Margins: Browbeating, delayed tuition and soft power

Survey: journal editors coerce researchers Journal editors browbeat researchers into citing their journals in studies, a survey suggests, a practice perverting the scholarly record. (USA Today) Harvard Targeted in U.S. Asian-American Discrimination Probe The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint that Harvard rejected an Asian- American candidate for the current freshman class…
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