Minnesota State officials say a plan to shift millions of dollars from two-year colleges to struggling universities is a “stopgap” measure that should help as they address a $31.5 million systemwide deficit.
Cleo Krejci
MinnPost
Cleo Krejci is an investigative reporter covering community colleges as part of a collaboration between MinnPost and Open Campus. Contact her at ckrejci@minnpost.com.
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