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Why a community leader has issues with Metropolitan State’s building plans

Why a community leader has issues with Metropolitan State’s building plans

Deanna Foster, executive director of the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council, tells the Pioneer Press why some residents are upset over a skyway that’s part of Metropolitan State University’s expansion plan, which is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars: “One of the things about Dayton’s Bluff is that it has wonderful views of the…
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Why a community leader has issues with Metropolitan State's building plans

Why a community leader has issues with Metropolitan State's building plans

Deanna Foster, executive director of the Dayton’s Bluff Community Council, tells the Pioneer Press why some residents are upset over a skyway that’s part of Metropolitan State University’s expansion plan, which is expected to cost tens of millions of dollars: “One of the things about Dayton’s Bluff is that it has wonderful views of the…
by Alex Friedrich

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Notes in the Margins: Sex week, student fees and the talented poor

Resurrecting California’s Public Universities The same California State Legislature that cut the higher education budget to ribbons, while spending ever larger sums on prisons, now proposes to magically set things right by requiring public colleges and universities to offer more online courses. The problem is that online courses as generally configured are not broadly useful. (The New York…
by Alex Friedrich

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Worker skills shortage starts in high school

Worker skills shortage starts in high school

One reason good manufacturing jobs are going unfilled may be that high school students aren't exposed to what careers are available or to training that can prepare them.
by Tom Robertson

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Central Minnesota colleges pick up pace in manufacturing training

Central Minnesota colleges pick up pace in manufacturing training

A group of central Minnesota colleges are boosting their efforts to provide training for advanced manufacturing skills, using a $13 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
by Tom Robertson

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Just how big a problem is Minnesota's 'skills gap'?

Just how big a problem is Minnesota's 'skills gap'?

Many employers complain they have difficulty filling jobs. Sometimes that's because workers don't have the right skills; other times wages and other factors are at play.
by Tom Robertson

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Alan Page pens kids' book about odd pinky

Alan Page, a pro football Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, has written a children's book about his odd pinkie finger, which is permanently bent outward at a 90-degree angle.

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Some notes on Kaler's mass call to University of Minnesota alumni

Some notes on Kaler's mass call to University of Minnesota alumni

I was curious about the alumni call last night, so I asked the U how things went, how much it cost, etc. Here’s what I got back from media relations associate Matt Hodson: We believe that alumni are critical to the success of our University and the President wants to find creative ways to engage…
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What Kaler told University of Minnesota alumni about rising tuition

For the second question in University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler’s statewide conference call with alumni yesterday evening, “Darryl” in Cannon Falls asked about tuition: “I am concerned. When I went to the U back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, and my wife too, tuition was about $128-$135 a quarter. We both worked…
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Can your robot throw a Frisbee? Minn. high schoolers compete to find out

Can your robot throw a Frisbee? Minn. high schoolers compete to find out

This year 180 Minnesota schools have FIRST Robotics teams. That compares with just two teams in 2006, when Lawrence first became involved. In fact, more Minnesota schools have robotics teams than hockey teams.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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