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One on one: Legislators debate changes to teacher tenure system

A bill that would eliminate the traditional teacher tenure system in Minnesota's K-12 public schools gets a hearing at the Legislature today.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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How does a Facebook profile affect admissions chances?

How does a Facebook profile affect admissions chances?

With the rise of Facebook, a number of parents and students are asking: Can what I post on Facebook affect my chances of getting accepted? The website Unigo asked a number of experts — admissions counselors, college staffers, education consultants — and got a wide range of replies. Here are just a handful: Facebook can…
by Alex Friedrich

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Higher ed commissioner's letter to House committee chair

Higher ed commissioner's letter to House committee chair

For those of you interested in how Minnesota Higher Education Commissioner Sheila Wright feels about the House higher ed committee omnibus bill approved earlier this week, here’s a copy of a letter she wrote today to committee Chairman Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls). It’s similar to what she’s said in hearings so far.
by Alex Friedrich

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Is Winona State trying too hard to be like a research university?

Is Winona State trying too hard to be like a research university?

Winona State University A poser university? Winona State University recently tussled with the think tank Education Sector in the pages of the Chronicle of Higher Education over its new $19.5 million Integrated Wellness Complex — and what it means for higher education. Education Sector Policy Director Kevin Carey took the first shot last month in…
by Alex Friedrich

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Student film to question U of Minnesota's diversity

Student film to question U of Minnesota's diversity

“There is a contradiction between the U’s expressed commitment to these sites and its simultaneous disinvestments of these sites.” Senior Sofia Shank, telling the Minnesota Daily that the University of Minnesota likes to think itself sophisticated and diverse — but has disenfranchised cultural groups on campus. About 40 students are filming a documentary, Whose University?…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Stonewalling, Muslim chaplains and overeager parents

Students starting college search too early? Some people are visiting colleges in eighth grade and practicing the SAT in seventh. One veteran college counselor thinks even first semester of junior year may be too early. (The Washington Post) More U.S. colleges adding Muslim chaplains More colleges have full-time Muslim chaplains working alongside the Christian and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Anti-cloning amendment in Senate higher-ed omnibus bill

Anti-cloning amendment in Senate higher-ed omnibus bill

The inclusion of an anti-cloning amendment into the Minnesota Senate higher education committee’s omnibus bill, approved this evening, has DFLers suggesting the Republicans pulled a fast one. The amendment essentially prohibits the use of state and federal funds for “human cloning,” and is a paired-down version of what came up in the Senate this week.…
by Alex Friedrich

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Michelle Rhee speaks at the City Club of Cleveland

Michelle Rhee speaks at the City Club of Cleveland

The controversial figure in education reform was tapped by former Washington D.C. Mayor to head the city's public school district. She speaks at the City Club of Cleveland, Ohio about her contentious tenure as Chancellor of public schools and why she still firmly believes she made the right choices.

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What was said in the House higher-ed omnibus hearing

It’s tough to include all the good quotes from a five-hour hearing in the usual news post. So here are a few of the more interesting ones from yesterday’s House higher-ed committee debate on the omnibus bill. (As usual, they’re from my notes and so not necessarily verbatim.) Rep. David Hancock (R-Bemidji) on the appropriateness…
by Alex Friedrich

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Carleton College reports flooding

Carleton College reports flooding

As if last fall wasn’t enough, the Cannon River has flooded portions of Carleton College again. Students are on break until Monday, and school staffers are bracing for the cresting of the river — though when that will happen no one is sure. It could be worse, the school says on its Web site: As…
by Alex Friedrich

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