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August 29, 2013 9:48 AM

What's your reaction to MPS canceling class?

Two days after the start of the school year, Minneapolis Public Schools cancelled classes at 27 sites due to excessive heat. MPR News wants to hear from parents about their reaction to the cancellations.

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August 29, 2013 9:15 AM

How MSU-Moorhead students are dealing with the heat

I’ve been trying to find out how students are comping at Minnesota State University – Moorhead ever since professor Elizabeth Kirchoff told me how her students have been suffering in dorm rooms that lack air-conditioning. So I contacted one of her students, senior education major Matthias Valan, and asked him to take a look around Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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August 29, 2013 5:07 AM

St. Cloud State Huskies set world howling record

Well, this is one way for the St. Cloud State University Huskies to show some school spirit. Campus officials sent out this announcement: St. Cloud State University has entered the Guinness World Records for the most people howling. The official record states that the Department of Campus Involvement at St. Cloud State University is Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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August 29, 2013 4:16 AM

Notes in the Margins: Road warriors, IPEDS and living in a van

Academy Fight Song Virtually every aspect of the higher-ed dream has been colonized by monopolies, cartels, and other unrestrained predators—that the charmingly naive American student is in fact a cash cow, and everyone has got a scheme for slicing off a porterhouse or two. (The Baffler) Washington Monthly’s college rankings echo pieces of the Obama higher Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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August 29, 2013 4:00 AM

Consumer bureau: Too few use loan forgiveness

More than 33 million workers qualify to have their student loans forgiven, but too few take advantage of the options because the programs are overly complicated and often confusing.

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August 28, 2013 3:00 PM

Weighing the academic benefits, costs of year-round education

As students return to the classroom each fall, schools must confront the "summer slide" - the loss of knowledge and skills during the time away from the classroom. Is year-round education worth the added costs?

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August 28, 2013 11:38 AM

Minneapolis Public Schools: No classes at more than two dozen sites on Thursday and Friday

There are no classes at more than two dozen Minneapolis public school sites that lack air conditioning for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 29 and 30, according to Minneapolis Public Schools. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3. “In deciding to cancel classes at select schools, we took into account the assessments of MPS leadership, school Read more →

by Jon Gordon

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August 28, 2013 9:19 AM

MSU-Moorhead prof: Students’ dorms have no air conditioning in this heat

I knew it was too early for school. I’ve just spoken with Elizabeth Kirchoff, an English professor at Minnesota State University – Moorhead. Students in a couple of her classes have been complaining “relentlessly” that their dorm rooms have no air conditioning, and that sleeping conditions are just unbearable. They told her that fans Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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August 28, 2013 8:14 AM

5 notions Minnesotans have of the German dual-education system

As I mentioned in a previous post, the head of MnSCU’s workforce development program seemed impressed with what she saw while checking out Germany’s dual-education program in June. Mary Rothchild and other members of the Minnesota delegation were trying to see how Germany mixes education with vocational training. After all, workforce development and hands-on Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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August 28, 2013 5:12 AM

SMSU prof: Why universities have lost their moral courage

Southwest Minnesota State University history professor Jeff Kolnick writes in MinnPost about why he thinks universities have become too timid and conservative: Scarce dollars cause colleges to chase money from billionaire philanthropists who push free-market solutions to every conceivable problem. University leaders feel the need to appeal to increasingly conservative state legislators who despise government. Read more →

by Alex Friedrich

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