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February 21, 2014 9:00 AM

Should college football players unionize?

We discuss the arguments and the implications for the game of football and college athletics if the team can unionize.

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February 21, 2014 5:11 AM

Notes in the Margins: Frats, Googlizing applications, and crowdfunding research

Want to save America? Stop giving to Harvard, now If inequality is a problem, what justifies big tax subsidies for wealthy donors and their super-wealthy schools? (Bloomberg via Star Tribune) The Dark Power of Fraternities A yearlong investigation of Greek houses reveals their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and a sophisticated system for shifting the Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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February 20, 2014 8:19 PM

USDA tells schools: Don't refuse food to students who owe

Under Secretary of Agriculture Kevin Concannon says in a letter to state school chiefs that schoolchildren should not be subjected to undue embarrassment and stigma when they have outstanding balances in their school lunch accounts.

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February 20, 2014 3:03 PM

Maria Hinojosa on educational equity and the true American spirit

The host of NPR's "Latino USA" gives the keynote address February 13, 2014 at the Minnesota Minority Education Partnership "Education Equity in Action" conference. Local panelists respond to her address afterward. She said racial equity and educational success will best come if we restore the true American spirit.

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February 20, 2014 10:09 AM

Century opens one of the few LGBTQ student centers on a 2-year campus

You may have seen several Minnesota colleges and universities make Campus Pride’s list of four-year campuses most friendly to LGBT students, but Century College in White Bear Lake has made its own mark as a two-year school. Late last month, it opened what it called the state’s first LGBTQ center on a community college campus. Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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February 20, 2014 4:00 AM

St. Paul teachers union, district begin contract talks

The two sides will meet in a 12-hour negotiation session ahead of a planned strike vote on Monday. Both sides say they hope to work out an agreement and avert a strike.

by Tim Post

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February 20, 2014 1:59 AM

Notes in the Margin: Dead Poets, Obama’s ratings and the learning-disabled

Colleges Respond to Growing Ranks of Learning Disabled Some colleges and universities are focusing more attention on getting reluctant learning-disabled students to disclose their conditions before they run into severe problems in the classroom- and bring down those schools’ increasingly important graduation rates. (Washington Monthly) Dead Poets Society Is a Terrible Defense of the Humanities The beloved film’s Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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February 19, 2014 3:27 PM

Minn. sees gains in high school graduation rates

The graduation rate for all Minnesota students in 2013 was 79.5 percent, up nearly two percentage points over the year before.

by Tim Post

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February 19, 2014 9:10 AM

St. Paul teachers rally ahead of looming strike

Teachers say the two-year contract being negotiated needs to include lower class sizes, more staff and less assessment testing.

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February 19, 2014 8:45 AM

State Grant bouncing back after years of decline

After several years of stagnation and cuts, it appears the state’s main source of financial aid is on the rebound. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education estimates that college students next year should receive an average of $200 more in their State Grant awards, a 12 percent increase. That’s twice the 6 percent growth the Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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