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September 8, 2013 5:01 PM

University regents to review 5-year cost-cutting plan

University of Minnesota regents will review a plan next week to cut administrative costs over the next five years.

by Alex Friedrich

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September 8, 2013 3:00 PM

More parents opting kids out of standardized tests

A small but growing number of parents nationwide are ensuring their children do not participate in standardized testing. They are opposed to the practice for various reasons, including the stress they believe it brings on young students, discomfort with tests being used to gauge teacher performance, fear that corporate influence is overriding education and concern that test prep is narrowing curricula down to the minimum needed to pass an exam.

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September 7, 2013 8:27 AM

Red Lake, Minn. schools among many suffering under sequestration

Many U.S. school districts starting the school year are being hit hard by the $3 billion cut from federal education funds due to sequestration. At the Red Lake Independent School District in Red Lake, Minn., board member Roy Nelson figures the district is confronting a $1.6 million cut in federal funds.

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September 6, 2013 4:06 PM

Mom of Lilydale landslide survivor objects to new field trip permission slips

Facing parent scrutiny and the possibility of litigation related to the field trip and the landslide, field trip permission slips from Peter Hobart Elementary School look much different that they did last year.

by Trisha Volpe

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September 6, 2013 8:41 AM

Concerns that St. John’s prez has with Obama’s college ratings proposal

St. John’s University President Michael Hemesath writes on his Quad 136 blog how the Obama administration’s recent plan to rank colleges on yet-to-be-determined metrics seems problematic: How will a rankings system affect incentives for colleges and universities? If retention becomes key, for example, there will be an obvious incentive for schools to avoid admitting students Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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September 6, 2013 6:20 AM

A few start-of-school photos that Minnesota colleges are posting

I’m a chump for seasonal Minnesota campus photos, so I thought I’d share a few I’ve run across on Twitter. Here’s an aerial view of the University of St. Thomas. Dig those colors. Hamline University has gathered its newest crop of Pipers: The sky was “on fire” over Augsburg College the other night: And here Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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September 6, 2013 4:13 AM

How not to treat college freshmen

When it comes to frosh abuse, today’s frats have nothing on Leipzig University in 1495.

by Alex Friedrich

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September 6, 2013 3:05 AM

Notes in the Margins: Republican-bashing, e-cigarettes and the Freshman 15

US explores how to increase diversity without prejudice Universities are seeking alternatives to race-conscious admissions policy. (Times Higher Education) Rise Is Seen in Students Who Use E-Cigarettes The increased popularity of e-cigarettes among middle and high school students is prompting concerns that the devices could be creating new health problems. (The New York Times) Why We Need Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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September 5, 2013 2:16 PM

Education Week: ARW documentary 'Second Chance Diploma: Examining the GED'

A new documentary from the American RadioWorks documentary unit explores the history and purpose of the General Educational Development diploma or GED. 39 million adults don't have a high school diploma, but some researchers say passing the GED test won't help you in college, the job market, or the military. The GED only tests cognitive skills, and those are not enough to make it in life. Hard-working people of good character find the lack of a GED is a barrier to many jobs they are well-equipped to handle.

by Stephen Smith and Catherine Winter

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September 5, 2013 11:56 AM

University of Minnesota’s deal with TCF Bank questioned

The University of Minnesota is front and center in a national news piece that questions the multimillion-dollar agreements between universities and banks. The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking into the deals to see whether they’re unfair to students. The suspicion is that the big banks are heavy-handed with overdraft charges, for example, and Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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