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Why did students reward pols whose party pushed for larger ed cuts?

Why did students reward pols whose party pushed for larger ed cuts?

One might think that constituents support those who bring in the money. But this year the organization representing students at Minnesota’s two-year colleges has awarded its legislator-of-the-year awards to leaders in the party that pushed for larger cuts in higher-education spending. The Minnesota State College Student Association (MSCSA) has named Senate higher-education committee Chairwoman Michelle…
by Alex Friedrich

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What a St. Thomas law prof wrote about the Hosanna-Tabor case

Here’s a paper co-written by University of St. Thomas Law School professor Tom Berg for the Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy on the Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case I mentioned in my previous post.
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Are religious colleges covered by yesterday's SCOTUS ruling?

Are religious colleges covered by yesterday's SCOTUS ruling?

University of Virginia law professor Douglas Laycock tells the New York Times that yesterday’s momentous Supreme Court ruling in the Hosanna-Tabor Church v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission case — which granted religious schools an exception to employment discrimination laws — doesn’t just apply to K-12: Asked about professors at Catholic universities like Notre Dame, Professor…
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Twin Cities exec: Trends you'll see in higher-education

Well-regarded Twin Cities higher-education marketing executive John Lawlor of The Lawlor Group has come up with five trends to watch in 2012: College is becoming unaffordable. Consumers are demanding results. Social media is normalizing transparency. Competition is breeding commodification. (He’s rolling out one a day, so I assume the fifth is coming out tomorrow.) Read what he has to…
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One fee that some Moorhead faculty don't oppose

One fee that some Moorhead faculty don't oppose

Minnesota State University – Moorhead English professor Laura Fasick explains why she’s OK with paying the new $45-per-semester faculty charge to ride the local bus: “I like the fact that when I’m on the bus I can read. I can write. I can get a lot of things done. In that sense, it saves me…
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Notes in the Margins: Red wine, civics and branching out abroad

Prepaid college plans: shrinking options, rising risks Prepaid plans, popular college savings vehicles offered at one time in about 20 U.S. states, are increasingly running on empty. About half of them have stopped taking new money, according to Savingforcollege.com, and many of the rest are struggling. It means that the majority of Americans, including those in places…
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10 years of No Child Left Behind has changed education

This week marks ten years since the signing of the federal No Child Left Behind Law. In January 2002, then President George W. Bush signed the controversial piece of legislation. Here in Minnesota, the state is currently seeking a waiver from the federal government in order to escape certain penalties for failing schools. And this week, Minnesota Congressman John Kline released draft legislation that revamps the law.

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How are MN students prepping for the job market? We'll show you.

How are MN students prepping for the job market? We'll show you.

To get a better picture of what Minnesota’s college students are going through during this tough economy, MPR’s Tim Post and I will be tracking half a dozen of them through graduation and beyond. Our group — all of whom hope to graduate later this year — will talk to us about their dreams and…
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10 years of No Child Left Behind has changed education

This week marks 10 years since the signing of the federal No Child Left Behind Law. This week, Minnesota Rep. John Kline released draft legislation that revamps the law.

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