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January 28, 2014 9:00 AM

Another cold day, another day off from school

When schools close, parents and teachers have to scramble.

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January 28, 2014 5:42 AM

Alumnus: Why it’s hard to keep giving to Macalester College

Rochester writer and Macalester College alumnus Paul John Scott writes in the Star Tribune that news of the President Brian Rosenberg’s $750,000 compensation package has prompted him to stop donating to the college: It’s telling that a school once known for its idealism has bought into the notion that executives should not feel the pain Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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January 28, 2014 4:11 AM

The recruiting poster that Minnesota colleges should hide

I stumbled across this poster on Twitter recently, and I had to chuckle. Remember when I posted about how Minnesota private-college recruiters sell the cold? Yeah, this might not be the way. (Fun stuff, though. Thanks to Jillian Hiscock and the College of St. Benedict.)

by Alex Friedrich

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January 28, 2014 2:21 AM

Notes in the Margins: Gender ratios, loan refinancing and recruitment of high-school freshmen

Promote Faculty Based on Where They Work, Not Where They Don’t One line in the cover letters of some promotion review packets makes me highly uncomfortable: “As part of your review, please inform us whether this candidate would be promoted to the same rank if s/he were at your university.” I fear that this question is Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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January 27, 2014 10:40 PM

After string of canceled school days, parents search for child care, entertainment for kids

For working parents finding childcare during these cancellations can be a challenge -- and parents with flexible schedules are running out of ways to keep their kids from going stir-crazy during these long winter days at home.

by Tim Post

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January 27, 2014 2:49 PM

School districts announce Tuesday closures

A number of school districts will be closed Tuesday, making it the fifth day of cancellations due to cold weather this year.

by Molly Bloom

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January 27, 2014 12:00 PM

Experts cast doubt on drug tests in schools

Experts doubt that mandatory drug tests deter drug use. But some disagree.

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January 27, 2014 10:58 AM

State universities to give veterans a boost in grad-school admissions

State universities are discussing ways to give added consideration to military veterans who apply to this fall’s graduate and professional programs. Acting on the legislature’s orders last session, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) officials have drafted a policy making veteran status as a “positive factor” in admissions. But they said they don’t know yet Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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January 27, 2014 3:57 AM

Governor: Shocked about U of M – Duluth funding imbalance

MPR News’ Dan Kraker has reported this from Duluth: Gov. Mark Dayton said Friday that he was shocked to hear that there is an imbalance of funding between funding for the University of Minnesota-Duluth and the Twin Cities campus. At a UMD forum held by Dayton and several state legislators, several people faculty and staff Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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January 27, 2014 2:40 AM

Notes in the Margins: Testing, 24-hour dining and privatization of higher ed

U-Md. and Johns Hopkins offer specialized sequences of online courses via Coursera The campuses are among the first to offer specialty sequences of courses. Hopkins is listing a sequence of nine MOOCs in data science, with certificates available to those who pass all nine, complete a capstone project and pay $490. (The Washington Post) Is the Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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