“Whether we close the educational achievement gap for children from low-income families and communities of color will largely determine whether Minnesota continues to outperform the nation economically.”
— Growth & Justice President Dane Smith, writing on his organization’s Web site about the need to adopt what he considers three bipartisan policies to improve access to higher education.
Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.
Alex Friedrich