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Anoka-Hennepin's proposed 'controversial topics' policy not unique

The debate over the controversial issues policy isn't likely to take place quietly in the Anoka-Hennepin district, where interest groups have been battling for years over how school officials should handle the topic of homosexuality.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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When MnSCU schools get out for winter break

This is the last week of school for most in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system, according to the schedule above. A few, such as Metropolitan State University, Minnesota State University – Mankato, Southwest Minnesota State University and Winona State, got out at the end of last week. Others, such as Northland Community…
by Alex Friedrich

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Anoka-Hennepin's 'Controversial Topics' hearing tonight

Anoka-Hennepin's 'Controversial Topics' hearing tonight

The Anoka-Hennepin School Board is set to consider on Monday night a replacement for its policies on religion and sexual orientation in the district.

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The flier causing a minor commotion at St. Thomas

“(The flier) is kind of disgusting. It has gone to a level of bad taste even if you approved of the notion. . . . When I see them, I take them down. … I think that we, as a Catholic institution, have to live up to what the basic teachings are, and the teachings…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Lobbying, demoralized grads and the bottom third

Do teachers really come from the ‘bottom third’ of college graduates? Despite the ubiquity of the “bottom third” and similar arguments, it’s unclear how many of those who offer them know what specifically they refer to (e.g., GPA, SAT/ACT, college rank, etc.). This is especially important since so many of these measurable characteristics are not associated with future test-based…
by Alex Friedrich

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St. John's searching for next president outside the monastery

St. John's searching for next president outside the monastery

For the first time, the pool of candidates to become the next president of the St. John's University in Collegeville may include someone who isn't a member of the monastery there. The university recently hired a search firm to find the successor for the Rev. Robert Koopmann, who is retiring.

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Experts: Little oversight of Minn. classroom science labs

A science demonstration that went bad in a Maple Grove middle school this month has drawn attention to the fact that there's little official oversight of experiments in classroom labs.

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Brooklyn Center residents voting on school levy Tuesday

Brooklyn Center school district officials are hoping the ninth time's the charm as a school levy goes to a vote Tuesday. Voters have defeated eight consecutive funding levies put up by the school district in the last six years.
by Rupa Shenoy

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