Minnesota

Learnmore - An initiative to promote discussion and identify new solutions to ensure that more Minnesota children succeed in school and pursue higher education — for their sakes and our state's future. Be sure to check Educational Attainment Trends.

Minnesota Measures - Higher Education Accountability: Gauging the effectiveness of the higher education sector in meeting state goals, Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

• June 2009 - Minnesota Measures - Provides a statewide perspective on higher education and, where possible, comparisons with Big 10 “peer states”, the national average and other countries to help identify broad areas in which Minnesota excels and where improvement may be needed.
  
  
• April 2008 - Minnesota Measures - Five goals and 23 indicators serve as the organizing framework for the 2008 report and as Minnesota’s public agenda for higher education.
  
  
• February 2007 - Minnesota Measures - Shows a variety of results on 18 preliminary measures identified as important to the state (Press Release).

Minnesota College Pipeline Data Profile (Updated July 2008) - Compares the progress of Minnesota students through the education pipeline with that of students across the nation and in top-performing states, Postsecondary Connection.

Minnesota Private College Research Foundation Research Briefs - Selected topics in Minnesota higher education.

University Plan, Performance, and Accountability Reports - University of Minnesota.

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December 9, 2009 - Minnesota's 2008 High School Graduates Enrolled in College at Record Rates - Minnesota's college participation rate hit an all-time high in 2008 with 70.2 percent of the state's 65,220 high school graduates enrolling immediately in a public or private college after high school. Minnesota's college participation rate has gradually increased over time and has been among the highest in the nation. But 2008 was the first year 70 percent of its high school graduates enrolled immediately in college. Is it a sign of the economic times or the culmination of years of work to get more students into college?, Minnesota Office of Higher Education.

• December 9, 2009 - Minn. high school students enrolling in college hits record number, Minnesota Public Radio.

February 2009 - Educating Minnesota’s Immigrant Students Phase II: Solutions - A proposal to address four challenges many immigrant students face as they make their way toward higher education: information, culture, cost, and language preparation, Citizens League and MACC Alliance of Connected Communities.

January 2006 - Engines of Inequality: Diminishing Equity in the Nation’s Premier Public Universities - The University of Minnesota wins an A grade in a new report for expanding access to students of color, but the U earns a D for the academic success of those students once they enter (Pioneer Press), Education Trust.

National

Measuring Up - The national report card on higher education, National Center For Public Policy and Higher Education.

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October 2007 - Collegekeys Compact - A call to action for K12 and higher education to get low-income students ready for, into, and through college, College Board (Press Release).

September 2007 - Education Pays 2007: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society - Higher education yields significant rewards to its recipients and society as a whole, The College Board (Press Release).

April 2007 - The Challenge of College Readiness - Research shows a mismatch between high school preparation and college expectations. How can high schools prepare students for college success?, Educational Leadership.

March 2006 - Reading Between the Lines: What the ACT Reveals about College Readiness in Reading - Only 51 percent of 2005 ACT-tested high school graduates are ready for college-level reading—and, what’s worse, more students are on track to being ready for college-level reading in eighth and tenth grade than are actually ready by the time they reach twelfth grade. The clearest differentiator in reading between students who are college ready and students who are not is the ability to comprehend complex texts. This is true for both genders, all racial/ethnic groups, and all annual family income levels.