Duluth schools superintendent resignsJanuary 6, 2012 7:50 PMThe Duluth school superintendent has resigned following a more than two-week investigation.
What's St. Cloud's Potter doing with online education?January 6, 2012 9:53 AMBy Alex FriedrichSt. Cloud State University sounds like it’s working on some sort of boost in how it and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system provides online education. President Earl Potter is teaming up with Provost Devinder Malhotra to “reinvent” the online game, the school announced yesterday. In a news release, Malhotra says: “The…
Bemidji/Northwest president not pursuing North Dakota leadership jobJanuary 6, 2012 3:26 AMBy Alex Friedrich“I’m in the middle of stuff here in Bemidji.” — Bemidji State University / Northwest Technical College President Richard Hanson to a question on whether he’d apply for the chancellorship of the North Dakota University System despite being nominated, The Bemidji Pioneer reports. Hanson had a tough first year on the job, facing protests after…
What happened to Minnesota's technical high schools?January 6, 2012 2:56 AMBy Alex FriedrichI’ve written about at least one complaint by Minnesota industry execs that recruiting technically trained students is difficult, because too many high schools long ago ditched their shop classes. The Star Tribune looks into one angle of that — specifically, the dwindling number of career- and technical high schools. it reports that the rising cost…
Notes in the Margins: Penn State secrecy, Chinese funding and Irish accessJanuary 6, 2012 2:39 AMBy Alex FriedrichPenn St. memos show funding fears, secrecy effort Penn State’s board of trustees and president focused on repairing the school’s tarnished image and braced for financial backlash in the immediate aftermath of the child sex-abuse scandal that erupted two months ago, going so far as to recommend reminding any outraged donors that they wouldn’t get their…
Ten years of No Child Left BehindJanuary 6, 2012 12:00 AMTen years ago this Sunday, George Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act. Since then it has become a lightning rod for criticism, and the focus of the fight over how to improve American education. Midmorning looks at what NCLB has achieved, where it's failed, and what comes next.
Capella University hires a new presidentJanuary 5, 2012 11:22 AMBy Tim PostMinneapolis-based online education company Capella University has hired a new president. Scott Kinney replaces interim president Deborah Bushway. Bushway took over for Larry Isaak, who left the position last spring after only a few months on the job. Kinney, an executive at Thomson Reuters, takes over the top spot as for-profit colleges face greater scrutiny…
MnSCU's priorities for this year's bonding billJanuary 5, 2012 8:34 AMBy Alex FriedrichThis is for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system. I hope to post the University of Minnesota’s soon, as well. The main list is on page 3 with profiles of each project after that.
What the House higher-ed chairman says about upcoming sessionJanuary 5, 2012 6:49 AMBy Alex FriedrichI’ve been hoping to get a little preview of what’s coming up for higher education this legislative session, which is scheduled to convene on the 24th and run through the end of April. I’ll be trying to get the voices of a number higher-ed players, so for now will start with Bud Nornes (R-Fergus Falls),…
Infographic: How much do scholars use Twitter?January 5, 2012 4:24 AMBy Alex FriedrichThis may be a bit hard to read, so click on the full article here by Jason Priem on the London School of Economics Web site.