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Study gives insight into student bullies and their victims

Study gives insight into student bullies and their victims

Students regularly involved with bullying -- either as a bully, a victim, or both -- also are less likely to earn A's and B's, the study found.
by Tom Weber

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Preschool scholarships in Minn. tap market forces

Preschool scholarships in Minn. tap market forces

The Minnesota Legislature is considering the expansion of an unusual early childhood program inspired by the work of a former Federal Reserve economist and tested in St. Paul.
by Chris Williams

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Reduced lunch pay policies causing some students to go hungry

Reduced lunch pay policies causing some students to go hungry

Inconsistent and demeaning policies for students who show up in a Minnesota school cafeteria without lunch money cause too many to go away hungry, say advocates for low-income families pushing for broader subsidies for school meals.
by Madeleine Baran

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At a glance: school lunch policy

School districts set their own policies for providing food when a child's lunch account has run out of money.
by Madeleine Baran

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St. Paul schools prepare for state funding cuts

The school district sent out letters to teachers saying they may not have a job in their current building next year.
by Jessica Mador

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Is it fair to give senior citizens college discounts?

Is it fair to give senior citizens college discounts?

A move to amend legislation allowing senior citizen discounts has revived talk of how fair the measure is, and raised questions about how much it would cost the state. Legislation approved by the Senate higher education committee today would lower from 66 to 64 the age at which people can take college courses at lower-than-normal…
by Alex Friedrich

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Minnesota Teacher of the Year shares ideas about education

Minnesota Teacher of the Year shares ideas about education

The 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year is Katy Smith, an early childhood/family education teacher at Goodview School in the Winona school district. How can we improve child development and preparation for the school years?

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Watch today's 2:30 p.m. med-school graduation through Facebook

Watch today's 2:30 p.m. med-school graduation through Facebook

Here’s a neat little feature for those who can’t make graduation. The University of Minnesota’s medical school is live-streaming its 2:30 p.m. graduation today on Facebook. Spokesman Nick Hanson wrote me: This allows people to chat and interact with others underneath the video stream. It’s kinda neat since you can see who is listening in.…
by Alex Friedrich

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U of M researchers to map the Arctic

A team of University of Minnesota researchers who are admired in academic circles for their work mapping Antarctica, are now expanding their work to include the Arctic.

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Grad school grads were hoping for a better job market

Grad school grads were hoping for a better job market

I’ve done quite a bit of reporting on the job market for new college grads this spring. The good news: things look better than they did in the last two years.  The bad news: competition for jobs among grads, both undergrads and those with their Master’s, is fierce. Master’s students in particular were hoping for…
by Tim Post

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