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Why maturity is important when high-school students take college classes

Why maturity is important when high-school students take college classes

A couple of MPR’s Public Insight Network members have written in about their experiences in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program, which I reported on earlier. They wrote in not as former PSEO students, but as parents and faculty members. Both liked PSEO — which allows high school students to take classes in college —…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Racial clustering, mainstream social science and the easy A

We need more mainstream social science, not less  Alex Golub welcomes some of the criticism levied at the social sciences but finds a lack of evidence supporting many of the sweeping claims. (Impact of Social Sciences) An Unusual Feat in Congress: Student Loan Bill Breezes On Democrats and Republicans eagerly voted to reset and cap student loan interest rates…
by Alex Friedrich

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College-age drinkers to get “amnesty” in emergencies

College-age drinkers to get “amnesty” in emergencies

University of Minnesota student Matt Forstie, chairman of the Minnesota Student Legislative Coalition, tells the Daily Circuit this morning what a change in the law tomorrow will mean for underage drinkers: “It says, if you call 911 in good faith for a medical emergency, you will not receive prosecution for underage drinking if you’re the…
by Alex Friedrich

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College terminology that one Bethel official would scrap

College terminology that one Bethel official would scrap

In researching my story on pitfalls in Minnesota’s Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program, I was struck by how some students need to change how they view class standing. Many students and their parents figure a credit is a credit — and the more the merrier. “There are so many students who come in and say,…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Gee’s millions, elites’ aid and money to graduate

Ohio State Reaches $5.8M Deal With Retired President Gordon Gee The contract with Gee includes a one-time payment of $1.5 million, an annual salary of $410,000 and a $300,000 annual grant for research on 21st-century education policy. It also retains him as a full professor in the university’s College of Law, pays him health insurance and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Seven potential pitfalls for high-school students taking college classes

Seven potential pitfalls for high-school students taking college classes

Students who take college classes while in still in high school often suffer from misconceptions that could hamper attempts to shave time off their college degrees, Minnesota education officials say. For Heidi Bobier, it meant not realizing that the art survey class she took at Ridgewater College while still in high school wouldn’t fully transfer…
by Alex Friedrich

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Who cracks the whip in a flipped classroom?

Who cracks the whip in a flipped classroom?

In my talks with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota business professor Shelly McCallum and recent graduate Erik Qvale over the benefits of a flipped classroom, I learned that it’s actually more work — for both faculty and students — than the average class. In flipped classrooms, students watch lecture videos and read texts to prepare…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Merit pay, Paterno and fraternities

Former coach says Joe Paterno blamed Penn State administrators Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday. (The Washington Post) Greeks spar with Bloomberg over ‘FratPAC’ reportFifty-nine students have died since 2009 as a result of hazing, Bloomberg reported. Approximately half…
by Alex Friedrich

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Business schools aim for diversity

Business schools aim for diversity

Bill Woodson, assistant dean of the University of St. Thomas‘ Opus College of Business, tells The Daily Circuit why increased diversity is a growing topic in business schools: “We’re seeing some declines in enrollment, as well as shifts in demographics. And whereas I think 25-35 years ago, if you weren’t seeing participation from underrepresented minorities,…
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