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MilaPiPress

  1. U of M launches statewide college readiness program aimed at closing the achievement gap: rampuptoreadiness.org
  2. Latest on fatal I-94 crash involving off-duty school bus: bit.ly/KIepsi
  3. A St. Paul school bus returning to private contractor's depot with no kids on board involved in fatal I-94 crash.
  4. Pi Press editorial on proposed changes to tighten board of regents oversight of top executive pay and severance: bit.ly/KSVs7c
  5. St. Paul's Hancock Elementary and Hamline work to plant idea of college in kindergarten. Love the photo gallery! bit.ly/KWhNwI
  6. I love a good news tip - especially when it does not turn out to be roughly five years old.
  7. Leon Assael, former dean at the U of Kentucky College of Dentistry, named dean of U's School of Dentistry, MN's only dental school.
  8. Have you checked out StoryCorps' recordings of students talking about their favorite teachers? This one moved me: bit.ly/qW5H6M
  9. For some low-scoring schools under MN's NCLB waiver, no labels, but also no help to improve:bit.ly/Jrya52, via @meganboldt
  10. Hastings struggles with heroine use among its young people: bit.ly/KppY80 via @PioneerPress
  11. The U Regents committee moved executive pay change recommendations to the full board in June
  12. U regents will also get more compensation information up front and weigh in on major pay/severance changes for top hires
  13. New policy: top admins headed back to faculty may get 6 month sabbatical at faculty pay -- unless regents sign off on more generous package
  14. U Board of Regents special committee ponders policy changes to strengthen oversight of top executive pay and severance this a.m.
  15. Folks from St. Paul Schools are at this week's Labor Management Conference in Cincinnati, focused on district-teacher union collaboration
  16. 4th grader I met today, on college: Sometimes I have struggles in my life. When you go to learn more, it'll help you with such situations.
  17. Something I missed: Final meeting of U's special executive pay committee is now taking place at 9 am tomorrow (rescheduled from 1:30)
  18. Johnson Senior High student charged with felony assault in Monday cafeteria incident: twincities.com/localnews/ci_2…
  19. Farmington teacher's anti-obesity efforts help district land $25K prize, via @cmaganPiPress: twincities.com/localnews/ci_2…
  20. Open World teacher whose planned transfer inspired an hour-and-a-half of board meeting public comment to stay put: bit.ly/JbQfnx