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The benefits of professional sabbaticals

The benefits of professional sabbaticals

While sabbaticals are traditionally thought of as a traveling privilege for college professors, some are arguing the benefits of the time away from your daily work.

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$25M sought for struggling Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig school

$25M sought for struggling Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig school

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn visited Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig, the small tribal school east of Cass Lake, discussing a laundry list of problems.
by John Enger

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Op-Ed: Why college needs to teach students how to fail

College is all about preparing you to succeed when you graduate. That's what students are spending tens of thousands of dollars each year to learn, isn't it?

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The push for later school start times

The push for later school start times

A growing number of high schools around the country are opting to start classes later. The changes are a response to studies that show teenagers' academic performance and health improve with later start times.

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Med school, Africa and a stripped-down college

Why race-based affirmative action in college admissions still matters It is one thing to seek alternatives to race-based affirmative action that approximate affirmative action’s goals. It is quite another to defend such alternatives as the most desirable policy, to suggest that preferences for students from socio-economically disadvantaged families are superior to preferences for African Americans. (The…
by Alex Friedrich

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Debate: Should tackle football be a high school sport?

Debate: Should tackle football be a high school sport?

Football is one of America's most popular sports, but there is a lot of concern about concussions. From the "Sartell Says- Town Hall Debate" series, four experts in Minnesota debate the motion: "Football should remain a high school sport."

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