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Forbes calls U of M “rising star,” school to watch

Forbes calls U of M “rising star,” school to watch

Forbes magazine comments on why the University of Minnesota is a “rising star” — and thus a school to watch — having risen the most since the magazine began ranking schools in 2009: For University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, which ranked 543rd in 2009 and now ranks 108th, it is the production of high-quality graduates…
by Alex Friedrich

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Three-year-olds, subsidies and sexual assault

When the College Admissions Battle Starts at Age 3 While competition to secure a seat in a public prekindergarten program is fierce (roughly two-thirds of the estimated 41,000 applicants earned seats for the coming academic year), it’s even more cutthroat among private-school applicants. (The New York Times) College Cost Isn’t Poor Students’ Big Problem Whatever’s keeping low-income Americans…
by Alex Friedrich

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Q&A: Michelle Rhee on teacher tenure challenges

Q&A: Michelle Rhee on teacher tenure challenges

In Vergara v. California, lawyers for the plaintiffs argued that the state's teacher tenure system hurts poor, minority students because they are more likely to end up with "grossly ineffective" teachers.
by Claudio Sanchez

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Aspen Ideas Festival: 'My Brother's Keeper' aims to create ladders of opportunity

Aspen Ideas Festival: 'My Brother's Keeper' aims to create ladders of opportunity

President Obama launched the "My Brother's Keeper" initiative in February 2014 to improve the opportunities and achievement of boys and young men of color. He said America needs more mentors to show young men we care about them, and there needs to be more action and less talk. The director of the My Brother's Keeper program, Jim Shelton, spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival July 1, 2014.

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Millennials, tech evangelists and the Common Core

Colleges and Universities Aren’t Ready for New Common Core Standards A report recommends that colleges add the results of Common Core assessment tests to the measures by which they gauge students’ eligibility for admission and financial aid; that they help make sure primary and secondary schools teach the things needed to succeed in higher education, and…
by Alex Friedrich

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MnSCU board to approve future chancellor contracts

MnSCU board to approve future chancellor contracts

Trustees of Minnesota’s state-run colleges and universities are trying to inject some transparency into how they handle contracts. Today they voted to formally approve all future employment contracts for their chancellor, including changes made to existing contracts. The change in policy comes after reports last month that former board Chairman Clarence Hightower had quietly signed…
by Alex Friedrich

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