State Office of Higher Education Director Larry Pogemiller gives his reaction in the Minnesota Daily to OHE data showing that so far 160 unauthorized immigrants — instead of the 600-plus that had been estimated publicly — have applied for tuition- and aid breaks under the recently passed Minnesota Dream Act: “I think internally we always Read more →
Minnesota Higher Education Commissioner Larry Pogemiller tells an Augsburg College immigrant student he’ll urge a change in the State Grant formula so that unauthorized immigrants — who can’t get federal grants — can receive more state money: “I’m so sorry that it’s not perfect yet. It’ll get there, hopefully for your sister, for your siblings.” At Read more →
At the last University of Minnesota (UMN) Board of Regents meeting, I tweeted the concerns that regent Laura Brod expressed with the U’s move to give in-state tuition rates to unauthorized immigrant students who live in Minnesota. The state Legislature had set that tuition change in motion this spring when it passed the so-called “Minnesota Read more →
The Minnesota Senate passed a DFL-sponsored bill that would give students living illegally in the state access to taxpayer-funded financial aid, in-state tuition prices and certain private scholarships. Backers say the bill — known informally as the “Minnesota Dream Act” or “Prosperity Act” — would bring a college education to hundreds of immigrant students who Read more →
To get an update on where the Minnesota “Dream Act” stands, I’ve been talking with some of its backers. It looks like a floor vote on the Senate bill — which stands alone — is tentatively scheduled for May 1 (tomorrow). The House has no companion bill, and the omnibus higher-education bill doesn’t contain it. Read more →
MN Senate Fiscal Note for Dream Act – S0723_1E When I posted a while back about the cost of the Minnesota Dream Act — About half a million dollars a year in State Grant funding — I neglected to include a couple of additional costs. It’s estimated that the University of Minnesota would take a Read more →
I asked the question about what was up with the Dream Act in my previous post. I just got this link from Larry Schumacher, communications manager at the Citizens League, which is backing the bill. It give us his organization’s understanding of where things are. Here’s the meat: We are at a critical point to Read more →
I asked the question about what was up with the Dream Act in my previous post. I just got this link from Larry Schumacher, communications manager at the Citizens League, which is backing the bill. It give us his organization’s understanding of where things are. Here’s the meat: We are at a critical point to Read more →
The radio story I did yesterday for MPR — “Bill would ease college financial challenges for students illegally in Minnesota” — had to leave a few things out, so I thought I’d update you today. (The people in the first two photos of this post are the ones in the piece, by the way.) As Read more →
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