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Interactive graphic: What's the financial return of Minnesota colleges?

Interactive graphic: What's the financial return of Minnesota colleges?

I recently stumbled across this Wall Street Journal interactive graphic that attempts to show the return on investment (ROI) that various colleges give their students. It factors in cost, debt, graduation rates, average starting salaries and so forth. I typed in a number of Minnesota schools, including a state university, the University of Minnesota and…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Chinese, homophobia and super seniors

New guarantees seek to combat the ‘super senior’ To avoid having students take five years to finish college, some universities are instituting a policy that requires students to graduate within four years given they follow a set of rules. (USA Today) Chinese Deluge U.S. Master’s Programs Specialized master’s degrees in accounting, finance and other disciplines have found…
by Alex Friedrich

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Public-private partnership moves faster to supply skills

Public-private partnership moves faster to supply skills

A fledgling organization called the Minnesota Innovation Institute is trying to move quickly to match skilled jobs with the Bemidji area residents who want them but aren't ready for them.
by Tom Robertson

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How much a Minnesota Dream Act would cost the state in financial aid

How much a Minnesota Dream Act would cost the state in financial aid

Meredith Fergus, State Grant analyst at the state Office of Higher Education, told the Senate higher-education committee at a hearing late yesterday that the State Grant program can afford to take in the estimated 330 or so students who are living illegally in Minnesota and who would qualify for state financial aid. The estimated cost…
by Alex Friedrich

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A copy of the DEED report on hiring difficulties in Minnesota

Here’s a copy of the state Department of Employment and Economic Development report — obtained by MPR reporter Tom Robertson — on “hiring difficulties” in Minnesota. We’ve already reported on the doubts of research director Steve Hine, but I found the third bullet point in the executive summary of this report interesting. An initial look…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Digital testing, lashing out and minimum-wage jobs

MOOCs of Hazard Will online education dampen the college experience? Yes. Will it be worth it? Well… (New Republic) Survey: Students Would Not Support a Digital Version of the SAT According to a new survey by Kaplan Test Prep, students – more than their parents – would feel uncomfortable with various changes that could possibly be made to…
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Suspension for 3 who left child in cold

Three teachers at a North Dakota YMCA have been suspended amid allegations they made a 4-year-old boy stand outside in the cold as punishment.

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CVA supporters urge board for a second chance

CVA supporters urge board for a second chance

About one hundred students, faculty and alumni gathered on Summit Avenue in Saint Paul this evening to show support for a plan to keep the College of Visual Arts open.
by Marianne Combs

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Iowa rape victim faults university

A woman raped by two University of Northern Iowa football players eight years ago says she has been devastated by the school's failure to make accommodations for her to stay in school, according to a transcript of court testimony obtained by The Associated Press.

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Dayton, Franken address rising college costs

Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken heard about the cost of higher education from college students and administrators during a roundtable discussion Monday at St. Paul College.
by Mark Zdechlik

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