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U of M President Bruininks answers questions on Midday

U of M President Bruininks answers questions on Midday

University of Minnesota Regents meet next week to fix a $152 million gap in the 2010-11 budget. President Bruininks discusses the challenges ahead.
by Robert Bruininks

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Bigger 10 could help narrow U of M's athletics budget gap

Bigger 10 could help narrow U of M's athletics budget gap

The recent expansion of the Big 10 could help the University of Minnesota athletics department weather reductions in its budget, but it's not likely to be enough to make up for the budget cuts the department faces in coming years.
by Tim Post

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School district ponders whether to get rid of class rank

School district ponders whether to get rid of class rank

School officials in Mounds View will decide next week whether to get rid of class rank for graduating seniors. If they do, they'll join a handful of other public school districts who have made the switch in recent years, and who say it might help some students get into college.
by Tom Weber

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Union wants MnSCU pres. to return $40K bonus

Union wants MnSCU pres. to return $40K bonus

A public employees union is asking the head of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to return his bonus.
by Tim Post

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Memorial service set for Concordia president

Concordia College in Moorhead is holding a memorial service for President Pamela Jolicoeur, who died last week.

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U of M names advisory committee for president search

The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has named a 12-member advisory committee to help find the school's next president.
by Tim Post

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College offers fresh challenges for grads in grant program

College offers fresh challenges for grads in grant program

Nearly a decade ago, the Minneapolis Foundation promised a $10,000 college scholarship to more than 360 third graders in high-poverty schools in the Twin Cities through a program called Destination 2010.
by Tim Post

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Minn. won't join effort to create national ed standards

Education Commissioner Alice Seagren says the proposed national math standards don't align well with the rigorous standards Minnesota already has. She says that's what a group of teachers and other education officials found when they reviewed the proposals.
by Tom Weber

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Youth Radio: Student explains how D2010 helped her

Youth Radio: Student explains how D2010 helped her

Tiara Bellaphant, who graduated from St. Paul Central High School this week, made it all the way through the Destination 2010 scholarship program. As part of our Youth Radio series, she explains what it was like to be part of the experiment.
by Julie Siple and Tiara Bellaphant

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Nine years later, promised $10K for graduates arrives

Nine years later, promised $10K for graduates arrives

It's graduation time for Minnesota high schoolers, and for a small group of seniors in Minneapolis and St. Paul -- that very fact also means money for college.
by Tom Weber

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