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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

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He estimated that nearly one in three new jobs created through 2026 will require education beyond high school. Many are taking steps to diversify their faculty and staff and training them in “cultural competency.”. Related: More Hispanics going to college: The bad news? They are still behind .

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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

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Because of the involvement of senior leadership,” she said, “Cal Poly Humboldt’s was the easiest by far.” The culture has evolved, We’re like a campus now.” But now he hopes his academic progress will bolster his case for parole in 2026. “I Yet Silbert admitted she first tried to talk officials out of creating this program.

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How a tribe won a legal battle against the federal Bureau of Indian Education — and still lost

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He also pitched a new, five-year strategic direction that will emphasize tribal sovereignty and cultural education both promises the bureau made in its reform agenda more than a decade ago. They led culture and language classes, and Siyuja still owns a copy of the Havasupai dictionary they gifted her as a child.

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