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Minnesota high school graduates reflect on challenges in college admissions, financial aid
Mariam Elias, a recent graduate of White Bear Lake Area High School, can’t bank on using her or her family’s money to pay for four years of schooling. For her, working for scholarships and seeing what she qualified for was essential, so she planned to apply for federal student aid as soon as she could. […]
Proposed child care subsidy program, school districts will not receive major funding
A proposed child care subsidy program that would help Minnesota’s middle class is unlikely to get significant funding this legislative session. The Great Start Child Care Affordability Program, which has been a priority for child care advocates and some DFL lawmakers this session, would cost the state around $500 million. If fully-funded, the program would […]
Q&A with a college and career counselor on affirmative action and changes to federal aid
Last year the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions programs, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies. The end of affirmative action was one of many changes affecting Minnesota’s college-bound students this year. In 2022, Congress […]