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Notes in the Margins: Iran, tweeted applications and vo-tech funding

Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off The evidence is overwhelming that college is a better investment for most graduates than in the past. A new study even shows that a bachelor’s degree pays off for jobs that don’t require one: secretaries, plumbers and cashiers. And, beyond money, education seems to make people happier and healthier. (The…
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Which Minnesota schools have had the highest percentage cost increases?

Which Minnesota schools have had the highest percentage cost increases?

Last week, we looked at the Minnesota colleges and universities that made the federal affordability lists of the country’s most- and least-expensive colleges in various categories. Now it looks at costs from a different angle: Whose tuition, fees and net price have gone up the most? Below are the four lists on which Minnesota schools…
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Aspen Ideas: Are the girls beating the boys?

Aspen Ideas: Are the girls beating the boys?

The achievement gap between genders has been closed, and women are now beginning to outpace men in attaining college degrees. Is this a sign girls are now beating the boys in society? A panel of women at the Aspen Ideas Festival tackle the subject and upend the notion that women are moving ahead of men in work and home life.

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Senator: All deployed military should get relief from student-loan interest

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota explains in the Duluth News Tribune why she’s pushing for relief on federal student-loan interest for all soldiers on deployment, not just those with loans dispersed on or after Oct. 1, 2008, as is currently the case: You could have two soldiers standing right next to each other,…
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Carlson's among nation's most expensive master's programs for in-staters

Carlson's among nation's most expensive master's programs for in-staters

I’ve posted lists of the most- and least expensive Minnesota schools on the feds’ new affordability report, and we’ve also seen how some of Minnesota’s schools are among the cheapest for out-of-state students. In-state students might not like this one: The master’s program at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota has…
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Some residents object to proposed Normandale parking ramp

The proposed 400-space, multistory parking ramp meant to serve Normandale Community College has apparently run up against a little neighborhood opposition, Minn Local reports: The council also heard objections from several residents who expressed concern about the proposed location. Concerns about noise, lighting and aesthetics were enough to convince the council the proposal was worth…
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What's new at the U

What's new at the U

In this special edition of “This Week @Minnesota,” we go behind the scenes with Eric Kaler, the 16th president of the university, during his first week on the job. We travel to the state’s largest 4th of July parade, see Goldy and a brass quartet greet the president on his first day in the office…
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Notes in the Margins: Grad salaries, grants, and people skills for MDs

Colleges replacing loans with no-pay grants for neediest students More than 70 colleges have replaced loans with grants in financial aid awards, at least for their neediest students, a wave of largess that spread nationwide in 2007 and 2008. Now, some of the first students to benefit are graduating, often debt-free. (The Washington Post) College…
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Which Minnesota two-year colleges are among the most and least expensive

Here’s a follow-up to my prior post on where Minnesota four-year colleges and universities appear on the federal list of most- and least-expensive schools. It appears to bear out the statements made during this year’s budget battle that this state’s community colleges are among the most expensive: Two-year public — Highest tuition Alexandria Technical College…
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Where Minnesota's 4-year schools stand on the feds' affordability list

I’ve begun delving into the recently released federal database of college prices to see where Minnesota stands. So far, here are the lists on which our four-year colleges and universities appear. (The lists show the most-expensive five percent and least expensive 10 percent in each sector.) Notice that our for-profits are among the least expensive.…
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