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Notes in the Margins: Hazing, legacies and successful cohorts

Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia Aim to Raise Their Higher Education Profile Education ministers from those countries have decided to band together to learn from each other and make strides toward reforms to help them compete with their Western counterparts. (The New York Times) Tenured UC Riverside professor faces rare firing discussions The UC Board of…
by Alex Friedrich

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Rating teachers

Rating teachers

A new study by Harvard and Columbia economists showed that students of teachers with a high value-add score -- a complex mathematical formula that claims to measure a teacher's effectiveness -- fare better later in life.

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Minnesota's system of teacher evaluation

What is Minnesota doing about reforming teacher evaluations?

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Two GOP lawmakers ask feds to deny Minnesota's 'No Child' waiver

Two key GOP lawmakers want the federal government to reject Minnesota's application for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law.
by Tom Weber

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University of Minnesota officials: Sviggum did not consult with us

I’ve already gone over the point that University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum says he “vetted” his new state Senate Republican Caucus spokesman position with board Chairman Linda Cohen and David Larson last week to make sure it didn’t present a conflict of interest with his regent’s job. He also told me he’d also mentioned…
by Alex Friedrich

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Teachers union knocks lack of contract deadline

The state's teachers union says the lack of a contract deadline has left more than half of Minnesota school districts without a contract.
by Tom Weber

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A short overview of the current Sviggum-Regents affair

A short overview of the current Sviggum-Regents affair

I’ve got calls in to see where we go from here with the University of Minnesota’s review of whether  regent Steve Sviggum’s two jobs conflict with each other. For now, though, here’s a quick roundup of how things stand: Less than a year after being told his regent’s job was not compatible with a position…
by Alex Friedrich

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Sviggum: I won't step down even if the U sees a problem

Here’s what University of Minnesota regent Steve Sviggum told Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer about how he’d react if the Board of Regents finds a potential conflict of interest between his regent’s position and new job as Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus spokesman. (And he sounded pretty adamant): Wurzer: If the board comes back and says look…
by Alex Friedrich

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State auditor: Metropolitan State is overcharging, undercharging students

The Star Tribune in its Hot Dish Politics blog has a short item regarding a Minnesota Legislative Auditor’s report showing that Metropolitan State University has been charging too much in fees and tuition while paying some faculty less than it should have.  Items it cites: For example, undergraduate students were charged a dollar more for online internet courses than…
by Alex Friedrich

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