US revamps student work-visa program after abusesMay 5, 2012 6:00 AMThe State Department announced major changes Friday to one of its premier cultural-exchange programs following an investigation by The Associated Press that found widespread abuses.
Play8min 05sec40 years later, Minneapolis parents recall busing's startMay 4, 2012 3:32 PMBy Brandt WilliamsFour decades ago, cities across the country were being forced by the courts to desegregate their schools through busing. At the same time, a group of parents in south Minneapolis, some black, some white, persuaded the city's school board to voluntarily bus students between two schools to make both schools more diverse.
Archive KSTP report on Hale/Field school busing programMay 4, 2012 2:40 PMIn the fall of 1971 the Minneapolis School Board started an integration program, busing students between Hale school and Field Elementary school. This 1972 video from KSTP via the Minnesota Historical Society examines the effects of the program.
Reporter's notebook: Being bused to schoolMay 4, 2012 2:00 PMBy Brandt WilliamsMPR reporter Brandt Williams was one of the thousands of students in the mid-1970s who participated in the Hale/Field pairing in an attempt to make schools more racially diverse.
Appeals court rules for U of M in Turkish Coalition lawsuitMay 4, 2012 4:42 AMBy Bill WarehamAlex is on vacation, but he’s written about this lawsuit against the University of Minnesota here, here, here, here and here. Now the U.S. Court of Appeals has weighed in, according to this release from the U: U.S. Court of Appeals rules in favor of the University of Minnesota in case involving the Turkish Coalition…
Play3min 45secMinnesota schools find it harder to shorten their school weeksMay 4, 2012 4:00 AMBy Tim PostMinnesota school officials watched with interest in recent years as 11 rural districts transition to four-day weeks. Many administrators are considering the switch as a cost-saving measure, but the process is difficult and complex.
Play3min 53secHigh tech classrooms in northeast Minnesota redefine distance learningMay 4, 2012 4:00 AMBy Tom RobertsonA school district collaborative in northeast Minnesota is using video technology to link classrooms with others in the region.
Dayton vetoes bill that would weaken teacher seniorityMay 3, 2012 8:38 PMBy Jon CollinsGov. Mark Dayton vetoed a bill Thursday that would have forced school boards and teachers unions to consider teacher performance when making layoff decisions, rather than just seniority.
Play35min 01secHazing scandals bring issue back into spotlightMay 3, 2012 3:00 PMHazing is commonplace and many members of sports teams and Greek life join these groups expecting it. Do we need federal laws to protect students from the tradition?
U of M aces organic agriculture scoreMay 3, 2012 6:57 AMMinnesota is one of only six land-grant universities across the country with a perfect score in the new rankings from the Organic Farming Research Foundation.