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The student-loan burden I'm finally free of

The student-loan burden I'm finally free of

Yep, I’m finally free of the (modest) burden of student-loan payments, now that I’ve paid off the $6,600 I racked up in grad school. To finance my $30,000 year-long program (2008-2009), I sold my car, cashed in unused vacation from my job and used a good bit of savings. The loan was what was left.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: E-books, Asian interest and Chicago community colleges

Lack of interest and aptitude keeps students out of STEM majors Students interested in STEM are primarily motivated by academic and career achievement, a report suggests, while “the academic focus for non-STEM students concerns college as a general life experience and suggest prior gaps in acquisition of critical academic skills.” (The Washington Post) College study: E-books…
by Alex Friedrich

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DeLaSalle president Michael Collins dies

DeLaSalle president Michael Collins dies

In a statement posted on Collins' CaringBridge website, Principal Barry Lieske said Collins died early Sunday morning as a result of complications related to lung cancer. Collins was first diagnosed with the disease less than a month ago. He was 74.
by Rupa Shenoy

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160 Minn. students to compete in regional Science Bowl

Some 160 high school math and science students from across the state will be competing this month in a regional Science Bowl in St. Paul. They'll be vying for the chance to represent Minnesota in the national competition in Washington, D.C.

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Duluth schools superintendent resigns

The Duluth school superintendent has resigned following a more than two-week investigation.

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What's St. Cloud's Potter doing with online education?

What's St. Cloud's Potter doing with online education?

St. Cloud State University sounds like it’s working on some sort of boost in how it and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system provides online education. President Earl Potter is teaming up with Provost Devinder Malhotra to “reinvent” the online game, the school announced yesterday. In a news release, Malhotra says:   “The…
by Alex Friedrich

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Bemidji/Northwest president not pursuing North Dakota leadership job

Bemidji/Northwest president not pursuing North Dakota leadership job

“I’m in the middle of stuff here in Bemidji.” — Bemidji State University / Northwest Technical College President Richard Hanson to a question on whether he’d apply for the chancellorship of the North Dakota University System despite being nominated, The Bemidji Pioneer reports. Hanson had a tough first year on the job, facing protests after…
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What happened to Minnesota's technical high schools?

I’ve written about at least one complaint by Minnesota industry execs that recruiting technically trained students is difficult, because too many high schools long ago ditched their shop classes. The Star Tribune looks into one angle of that — specifically, the dwindling number of career- and technical high schools. it reports that the rising cost…
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Notes in the Margins: Penn State secrecy, Chinese funding and Irish access

Penn St. memos show funding fears, secrecy effort Penn State’s board of trustees and president focused on repairing the school’s tarnished image and braced for financial backlash in the immediate aftermath of the child sex-abuse scandal that erupted two months ago, going so far as to recommend reminding any outraged donors that they wouldn’t get their…
by Alex Friedrich

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Ten years of No Child Left Behind

Ten years of No Child Left Behind

Ten years ago this Sunday, George Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. Since then it has become a lightning rod for criticism, and the focus of the fight over how to improve American education. Midmorning looks at what NCLB has achieved, where it's failed, and what comes next.

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