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Betsy DeVos Proposes to cut $17.6 million from Special Olympics

Kenzie Taylor, Opinions Editor May 6, 2019

Kenzie Taylor Opinions Editor In March, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed to cut $7 billion for the Department of Education 2020 budget; of that, $17.6 million would be removed from the Special...

students have class in the same classroom throughout the day, with a break time between each class

A day in the life of a Taiwanese student

Cari Spencer, Editor in Chief March 25, 2018

In a brunch cafe somewhere in the middle of Taipei, Taiwan, my cousin Yui Chao leaned over a stack of strawberry waffles, her mouth covered so the girl beside us wouldn’t hear what she had to say. “Do...

Philosophical Pete: Learning for learning’s sake

Pete Makarov, Editor in Chief- Online November 15, 2013

As I was sitting in Senior Language and Composition, I was asked the question by my teacher, Jarrett Lundquist, “What is education about?” Of course, being in the United States school system for almost...

Rate of animal abuse rises despite increased education

March 13, 2013

According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), 6-8 million animals enter one of the 3,500 shelters in the U.S. every year due to abuse or abandonment. Animal shelters are overpopulated, and...

Learning based homework policies are taking effect in Orono classrooms. 
Photo/ Tessa Ostvig

Homework is no longer the major factor in grades

October 16, 2012

Schools are beginning to regulate the quality and amount of homework based on the research showing homework can be detrimental if not used in the right way. Starting about four years ago, the seventh...

Minnesota cuts funding for schools around the state

March 19, 2012

People say, “Students are our nation's future,” so cutting back on student educational growth is a problem. State aid is a major source of funding for K-12 schools; 47 percent of total education expenditures...

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