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MPR News keeps track of the latest education news in Minnesota so you can understand the events shaping the future of learning and how it impacts students at any level.

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North Dakota university leaders fear 'catastrophic implications' of new Minnesota free tuition plan

North Dakota university leaders fear 'catastrophic implications' of new Minnesota free tuition plan

North Dakota higher education officials are deeply worried about losing students and revenue in 2024 when neighboring Minnesota makes tuition free for thousands of its residents at public colleges and universities.
by The Associated Press

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Student loan ruling denies relief to 730,000 Minnesota borrowers

Student loan ruling denies relief to 730,000 Minnesota borrowers

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday striking down President Biden’s student debt forgiveness program means that an estimated 730,000 Minnesotans will not get the financial relief that many had hoped for. The high court ruled 6-3 that the U.S. Department of Education does not have the authority to cancel federal student loans.
by Olivia Stevens and Matt Sepic

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How the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision could reverberate beyond campus and race

How the Supreme Court's affirmative action decision could reverberate beyond campus and race

A Minneapolis employment law attorney says Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision opens the door to affirmative action bans beyond school campuses, as well as bans that target gender-based equity programs.
by Catharine Richert, Ngoc Bui and Megan Burks

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Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges

Here's what happened when affirmative action ended at California public colleges

Twenty-five years of experimentation under race-neutral admissions policies — and a half-billion dollars later — the University of California system says they still can't meet their diversity goals.
by Emma Bowman

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Minnesota colleges consider future diversity following affirmative action's overturn

Minnesota colleges consider future diversity following affirmative action's overturn

After the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of race-conscious college admissions policies, Minnesota higher education institutions say they are just beginning to consider how they may ensure student diversity.
by Olivia Stevens

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U.S. Supreme Court rules against affirmative action

U.S. Supreme Court rules against affirmative action

On Thursday morning the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Here’s what was in the ruling — and what it means for the future of Minnesota’s students.
by Tim Nelson and Ellen Finn

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