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Notes in the Margins: Assessment, grad rates and trading commodities

Where community colleges go wrong If the nation is going to make any headway in helping more students graduate from college, it will have to completely overhaul the way students enrolling in nonselective colleges are tested for college readiness, and make fundamental changes in how colleges use that information to help students earn degrees. (The Washington…
by Alex Friedrich

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The quality of a woman's life

Newsweek and The Daily Beast have ranked which of 165 countries offer women the most expansive rights and the best quality of life. Is there anything to glean from the seven countries ranked better than the United States?

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Mayo Clinic adds Arizona campus

The Mayo Clinic has announced the first expansion of its Minnesota medical school, a campus in Arizona.

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Bright Ideas with Carol Stack

Bright Ideas with Carol Stack

Host Stephen Smith talks to college admissions expert Carol Stack about how to get a good college education and afford it, too.

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Stillwater tests 'flipping' homework and lectures

Stillwater Area Schools is testing the idea of flipping the traditional way of teaching math to fifth-graders by having students listen to lectures at home and solve math problems during class.

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Why ESL students aren't exactly what you think they are

I was out of commission part of Friday as well as Monday, so I didn’t finish my posting of the conference at St. Mary’s University in Minneapolis on how to better handle students who speak English as a second language (ESL). I’ll continue that coverage today and tomorrow. Here’s an interesting term for the students…
by Alex Friedrich

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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

From the University of Minnesota: For this episode of This Week @Minnesota, we celebrate the inauguration of the University of Minnesota’s 16th President, Eric Kaler. The week leading up to his inauguration included community visits and college tours.
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The job outlook for recent Minnesota college graduates

The job outlook for recent Minnesota college graduates

You might remember my post in July about the Minnesota College Job Outlook, a survey by St. Cloud State University of employers who recruit Minnesota college grads. The main point of the post reflected the one highlighted in an Alexandria newspaper article: Students need to get a clue about what kind of jobs they’ll be…
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Is there really a financial crisis at the University of Minnesota?

This glance at finances could be interesting: University finance scholar Howard Bunsis will be presenting the lecture, “Is There Really a Financial Crisis at the University of Minnesota?” at the U’s Coffman Union on Friday, Oct. 7, from noon to 2 p.m. Bunsis, an attorney, professor at Eastern Michigan University and secretary-treasurer of the association’s…
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Notes in the Margins: Students abroad, online ed and affirmative action for men

Get out your net-price calculator Many college administrators, college-bound students, and media observers are beginning to realize that 2011 marks a major change in the college cost information available to those deciding which school to choose. The full ramifications of the availability of the new planning tool are just beginning to become clear. (The Washington Post) The…
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