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Why some UMN grad students want to organize

Why some UMN grad students want to organize

Last week I covered a forum on a group of University of Minnesota graduate students who want to unionize. On the radio, I mentioned the group’s desire to have a greater say in their working conditions. But typical reporter that I am, I needed to get to the issue of why they thought they needed…
by Alex Friedrich

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What a Minnetonka High college applicant is writing for the NY Times

Money will be an issue for me when choosing a college. I looked at schools farther away, like Cornell University and University of California, Davis, but I just can’t afford to pay that much for an undergraduate degree. My parents have agreed to pay only the equivalent of in-state tuition, and I don’t want an…
by Alex Friedrich

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Video: Why that cow was on the Mac campus

Video: Why that cow was on the Mac campus

Remember that cow on Macalester Campus that people were talking about a couple of weeks ago? Here’s why it was there — a Mac spoof of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, starring President Brian Rosenberg. (Rosenberg is at it again after his popular President’s Day video.) And that cow reference: It’s a well-known Mac story that…
by Alex Friedrich

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Why the U issued a warning letter to one of its physicians

Why the U issued a warning letter to one of its physicians

“I thought I was doing as good a job as could be done on the disclosure and complying with the university policies. I came up short in two or three instances where my ‘I’s’ weren’t perfectly dotted or ‘T’s’ crossed. I acknowledge that and completely accept the responsibility that goes with it.” — University of…
by Alex Friedrich

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N. Minneapolis social services startup awarded $28M grant

N. Minneapolis social services startup awarded $28M grant

The Northside Achievement Zone, a social services startup, has been awarded a $28 million grant to help students in north Minneapolis.
by Tim Nelson

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Video: If Keynes and Hayek had rapped

Video: If Keynes and Hayek had rapped

For your Econ 101 students: In the style of the previous Strunk and White video, famed economists John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek go out on the town before attending a conference — and turn their theories into rap battle.
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: James Franco, Korean exams and education in one course

Making Science Leap From the Page When a college textbook, “Principles of Biology,” comes out from the Nature Publishing Group in January, one place it won’t be is on the shelves of school bookstores. (The New York Times) M.I.T. Expands Its Free Online Courses While students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay thousands of dollars for courses, the university will announce a new program…
by Alex Friedrich

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State looks at alternative ways to evaluate schools

State looks at alternative ways to evaluate schools

A recent report from the Center on Education Policy found that almost half the nation's public schools failed to make adequate yearly progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Minnesota, along with 11 other states, has asked for a waiver allowing it to establish alternative evaluation standards. Midmorning speaks with the state's education commissioner about what those standards would look like.

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Another note that Hamline reportedly sent to Emmer

 “Please note, if you have another development and don’t want to come to Hamline on a full-time basis, you can always teach next spring as an adjunct to get your feet wet and embark on a teaching career.” — A note that jilted teaching candidate Tom Emmer says came from Anne McCarthy, dean of Hamline…
by Alex Friedrich

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