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Who is on the Senate higher-education committee

Who is on the Senate higher-education committee

Here’s who’ll be shaping policy this session in the Senate (which convenes Jan. 8).The list is from the Minnesota Senate website, but I’ve added each lawmaker’s city of residence. I’ll also be posting one of these for the House as well. The House doesn’t have anything like this comprehensive guide yet, so I’ll have to…
by Alex Friedrich

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How I hope Minnesota is better than Nevada

How I hope Minnesota is better than Nevada

I’m finally back from the second leg of my paternity leave. (It was five weeks, and I’ve got plenty of pictures, but for some reason this blog won’t let me upload them. It’s time for me to start a Minnesota College Savings Plan — just as I said I would do in November — but…
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Notes in the Margins: Admissions questions, blacks in IB, and ratings for a price

Expert suggests putting all black students in IB To close gaps, schools must make the students who are behind (e.g., black students) run faster. And if they do not, then gaps remain. It does come down to a requirement. There is no negotiating excellence and better outcomes. (The Washington Post) New college application questions encourage creative thinking Trying to…
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Notes in the Margins: Getting unranked, suing over grades and smoking pot on campus

Three million open jobs in U.S., but who’s qualified? It’s called “the skills gap.” How could that be, we wondered, at a time like this with so many people out of work? No place is the question more pressing than in Nevada. The state with the highest unemployment rate in the country. A place where there…
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Notes in the Margins: Skipping class, admin bloat and bad interviews

College credit for online courses gains momentum  The American Council on Education is preparing to weigh in on massive open online courses. A stamp of approval from the organization could enhance the value of MOOCs to universities and lead to lower tuition costs for students, who could earn credit toward a college degree for passing a…
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MnSCU ordered to turn over syllabi of education professors

I recently did this little radio piece, so I thought I’d put the written version on the blog: A judge has ordered the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system to give copies of course materials to an organization examining teacher-training programs. More than a year ago, the National Council on Teacher Quality asked MnSCU schools…
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Notes in the Margins: Super seniors, Googling, and crowdsourcing research

Crowdsourcing partnership brings a new audience to research The recent uptake of crowdsourcing has seen institutions and scholars engage the public in large-scale research ventures. (LSE / Impact of the Social Sciences) 15 Lesson Plans For Making Students Better Online Researchers Google is usually one of the first places students turn to when tasked with an assignment.…
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How the University of Minnesota stacks up in Fulbrights

How the University of Minnesota stacks up in Fulbrights

Just got this press release from the U: University of Minnesota among nation’s top producers of 2012-13 Fulbright Students – U of M ranks third among land-grant universities and 12th in the U.S. among research institutions with nineteen awards – MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (11/12/2012) —The University of Minnesota ranks third among all land-grant colleges…
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Notes in the Margins: Parental debt, foreign grad students and tuition freezes

First-Time Enrollment of International Graduate Students Up 8 Percent The Council of Graduate Schools has reported an 8 percent increase in the first-time enrollment of international students from 2011 to 2012, matching the 8 percent increase between 2010 and 2011, and representing the third straight year of growth in first-time enrollments. (Council of Graduate School) Preoccupations:…
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Is the state's new college finance video too white?

Is the state's new college finance video too white?

Late yesterday afternoon I attended a screening of “Paying for College: How Minnesota Families Make It Happen,” which I previewed here. About 100 or so higher-ed and K-12 officials saw the 26-minute video, which is a co-production of TPT’s Minnesota Productions & Partnerships, and is co-sponsored by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and the…
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