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U Twin Cities undergrad tuition to top $15K next school year
Regents Wednesday approved a budget that includes a 2 percent increase in resident tuition for Minnesota undergraduates, pushing the price tag to $15,027 in tuition and fees. The trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system also approved 3 percent tuition increases.
U.S. schools underreport how often students are restrained or secluded, watchdog says
Districts are supposed to tell the government how often students are held or detained. But a new report says those numbers are so inaccurate, there's no way of knowing the prevalence of these methods.
Relief coming to Argosy students as for-profit college study starts
Minnesota lawmakers rushed to help Argosy University students stunned by school's sudden closure. Now a broader examination of for-profit college regulations has begun.
2020 race brings free college back to the national stage
After receding from the national stage, the free college movement is resurfacing as a central rallying point for Democrats as they set their sights on the White House.
U regents approve expansion of alcohol sales; discuss tuition increase for Twin Cities students
The U of M Board of Regents voted to expand alcohol sales to public seating areas at hockey and basketball games. The board also heard public comment on U President Eric Kaler's final budget proposal that includes a 2 1/2 percent tuition increase for in-state students in the Twin Cities.