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Concerns, praise over Minn.'s NCLB waiver

Federal education officials are granting waivers to 10 states, including Minnesota, from the current requirements of the No Child Left behind Law.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota among 10 states to get No Child waiver

President Barack Obama on Thursday will free 10 states including Minnesota from the strict and sweeping requirements of the No Child Left Behind law, giving leeway to states that promise to improve how they prepare and evaluate students

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How MnSCU's chancellor is approaching job training

How MnSCU's chancellor is approaching job training

“He’s more like a CEO than an academic. So far, he’s got people listening.” — Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system trustee Duane Benson to the Star Tribune regarding Chancellor Steven Rosenstone and his efforts to work with state industry to expand training programs for Minnesota’s work force. Read the full story here.
by Alex Friedrich

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Today's Question: Should we have to produce a photo ID to vote?

Today's Question: Should we have to produce a photo ID to vote?

I think the proposal is clearly aimed at stopping college students and other youth from voting and is quite unfortunate. I think we should be encouraging our youth to be involved in governance, not discouraging it, for not only their own good but for the future of our nation. — MPR News reader Larry M.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Court arguments in the University of Minnesota Facebook case

“Why not give deference (to university discipline)? Because, after all, they’re the university, and they have to provide for the safety of their students.” — Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson to the attorney representing Amanda Tatro, a University of Minnesota mortuary-science student disciplined over possibly disturbing comments she made on Facebook involving a cadaver.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Grade tampering, hiring and what a scientist looks like

This is What a Scientist Looks Like Change the perception of who and what a scientist is or isn’t. (lookslikescience.tumblr.com) Will Tuition Hikes Affect College Applications? When the House of Commons approved a bill allowing universities to increase undergraduate tuition in England to more than $14,000 a year, the effect was reflected in an overall drop of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bill would ban ex-legislators from Regents, Trustees for two years

Bill would ban ex-legislators from Regents, Trustees for two years

This state House bill was just submitted today — one that would ban former legislators from becoming a MnSCU trustee or University of Minnesota regent for two years after leaving office. Nice timing, considering the University of Minnesota Board of Regents will probably discuss concerns of regent Steve Sviggum’s potential conflict-of-interest issue at its regular…
by Alex Friedrich

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MN Supreme Court to hear UMN Facebook free-speech case today

Arguments before the Minnesota Supreme Court are scheduled today for Tatro v. University of Minnesota, that Facebook-free-speech case I mentioned back in July. The issue is whether the U should have been able to punish a mortuary-science student for posting crude/disturbing Facebook comments about a cadaver. The Chronicle of Higher Education has its own take on…
by Alex Friedrich

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Should Minnesota's state colleges fix old buildings or construct new ones?

Should Minnesota's state colleges fix old buildings or construct new ones?

I’ve been looking into a minor debate going around the higher-ed legislative circles: whether the state should spend its limited higher-ed construction money on new labs and buildings, or on maintaining and renovating the buildings it already has. Sounds about as interesting as a rusty pipe. But it’s actually turning into a lively debate about…
by Alex Friedrich

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A new college movie about an … admissions counselor?

A new college movie about an … admissions counselor?

Just a little something to whet your whistle for “Liberal Arts,” a new movie about a 30-something  admissions counselor who falls in love with a student. Just a snippet, because I haven’t been able to find the actual trailer. Apparently, it was well-received at last month’s Sundance Film Festival. 
by Alex Friedrich

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