Topic: Minnesota

America Wants School Reform

National Review - 4 hours ago
The great tragedy of American education is not that the system fails so many children, but that we know why and yet do very little about it.. . The...

Minn. county OKs anti-porn bill for employee hotel stays

USA Today - 5 hours ago
Minnesota's Winona County Commissioners, in a 4-0 vote, today passed a "clean hotel" rule that will ban county employees from staying in hotels...

Pawlenty s tiresome health care games

Political Animal - 5 hours ago
PAWLENTY'S TIRESOME HEALTH CARE GAMES.... Last week, Minnesota, Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), desperate to pander to the party's base in advance of his...

Community Colleges Try Innovative Ways to Improve Retention, Completion and Transfer Rates

Huffington Post - 6 hours ago
Inver Hills Community College in Minn.) . By Casey Selix of MinnPost and Liz Willen of The Hechinger Report. . This is the time of year Inver Hills...

Minnesota Awards $100,000 for Biofuels Technicians Training

Progressive Farmer - 10 hours ago
Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Minnesota will receive a $100,000 grant from the state Workforce Development Council to provide workforce...

Cuban Food is Oh So Good!

Chew on That - 10 hours ago
This past weekend, I took a little road trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota. I had never been there before, so I was excited to see the sights and taste...

Minn. State Patrol's school bus safety refresher

NBC 11 Minneapolis (KARE) - 10 hours ago
The State Patrol is reminding commuters to stay alert for buses as the school year gets underway. . . "Yellow means slow down. Red means stop,"...

Pawlenty vs. the teachers unions

The Politico: Ben Smith - 10 hours ago
Teachers Unions are, at the moment, a politically soft target, and the Minnesota governor hits them this morning in a National Review piece that...

Watch For Children Walking To School

ABC 6 Austin (KAAL) - 12 hours ago
Drivers in Minnesota need to be on the lookout for students and yellow buses as students in most districts return to the classroom.. . Kids will be...

Countdown to Kickoff: Stats and Facts from the NFL

Canal Street Chronicles - yesterday
THE NFL... HOPE IS ALIVE! Every year the NFL is full of excitement and surprise. Take the 2009 season, for example. Passing records...