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March 11, 2014 5:45 PM

Lawmakers consider scrapping teacher licensure test

State data from 2013 shows 20 percent of teacher candidates failed the reading, writing and math test currently in place. Among minority teacher candidates, failure rates were significantly higher.

by Tim Post

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March 11, 2014 2:15 PM

Senate higher-ed chief calls for more apprenticeships

The Senate higher-education chairwoman wants the state to help establish apprenticeships in three key industries. During her recent tour of Minnesota state campuses, Minnetonka DFLer Terri Bonoff said, many students expressed anxiety over whether they’d find a job after they graduate. “In addition,” she said, “I hear from the businesses in the area that there’s Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 11, 2014 3:04 AM

Notes in the Margins: Pledging, wellness centers, and transparency

The Winners (and Losers) of College Financial Aid Regulations are allowing schools to remain ambiguous about their financial aid policies. As colleges shift their priorities, low-income students are getting left behind. Even the savviest consumers can have a difficult time understanding how much their college education will ultimately cost. (ProPublica) Why the Obama administration should drop Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 10, 2014 12:30 PM

St. Paul school year extended to June 9

Districts around the state have taken different approaches to making up school days lost because of weather cancellations. Some added class time on days set aside for teacher development. Several districts were open on Presidents Day, a traditional day off for students. Rural districts with four-day weeks have added the occasional fifth day.

by Tim Post

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March 10, 2014 8:49 AM

Are you smarter than a Minnesota high school math league competitor?

The 30th Annual Minnesota State High School Mathematics League State Tournament takes place in South St. Paul Monday afternoon.

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March 10, 2014 3:28 AM

Notes in the Margins: Death classes, sexual assault and foreign languages

Is Learning a Foreign Language Really Worth It? Learning a language is not just about making money — there are the other benefits. But there are also opportunity costs. (The New York Times) SAT revision: The reaction Should a college-bound student take the SAT or ACT? What difference will the SAT revisions announced last week make as students weigh Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 7, 2014 9:30 AM

Bioethics prof: Is the U of M picking a lightweight research reviewer?

University of Minnesota bioethics professor Leigh Turner writes on his blog, Health in the Global Village, that the university’s agreement to hold an outside review of the U’s clinical research practices seems hollow. (The call for a review came amid lingering questions over university practices during a 2004 drug study, in which a patient committed Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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March 7, 2014 9:00 AM

The challenges African-American boys face in the education system

We discuss "American Promise," a documentary that follows two young, middle-class, African-American boys as they enter a traditionally white, upper-class private school.

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March 7, 2014 6:39 AM

ND university system enlists FBI in help on data breach; 300,000 affected

The North Dakota State University system's interim chancellor announced Wednesday that names and Social Security numbers of more than 290,000 current and former students and nearly 800 faculty and staff were on the server, which was hacked in early February.

by The Associated Press

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March 7, 2014 6:18 AM

What books have inspired a Metro State professor?

Metropolitan State University sociology professor Monte Bute lists some of his favorite books in a Pioneer Press commentary. Here are some excerpts: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt, Albert Camus In this book, he rejects murder as a political tactic, whether committed by terrorists or revolutionaries. Being a realist and understanding human frailties, Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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