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September 24, 2023

New Program Saves Minnesota High School Students Time, Money

Joe Nathan / 2021-2024 Columns & Other Publications / Dennis Olson, Direct Admissions, Jake Ricker, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, New York Times, University of Minnesota Twin Cities / 0 Comments

The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Mn newspapers during September, 2023 New program saves Minnesota high school students time, money I have good news for thousands of Minnesota high school seniors and their families: You can save time and money thanks to a new program […]

November 1, 2022

Constructive Responses to University of Minnesota regent’s question

Joe Nathan / 2021-2024 Columns & Other Publications / "too much diversity", Dylan Young, Flora Yang, James Farnsworth, Kenneth Powell, Steve Sviggum, Sue Dieter, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Zeke Jackson / 1 Comment

The following column originally appeared in a number of APG of East Central Minnesota newspapers during October, 2022. Constructive responses to University of Minnesota regent’s question University of Minnesota Regent Steve Sviggum’s recent question about the possibility of too much diversity offers students, faculty and staff a terrific opportunity. They can explain how various forms […]

July 2, 2018

Minnesota students take $100 million of free college credit courses

Joe Nathan / 2018 Columns, Dual HS/College Credit, PSEO / advanced placement, college in the schools, College Level Exam Program, Doug Anderson, dual credit courses, international baccalaureate, Joe Nathan, Julie Williams, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State System, postsecondary enrollment options, Project Lead the Way, PSEO, Scott Coenen, University of Minnesota Twin Cities / 0 Comments

The following column was published in various newspapers in late June and early July, 2018. Minnesota students learned from $100 million+ free college credit courses More than $100 million — that’s the value of academic and technical college-credit courses that Minnesota high school students took during the 2016-17 school year at Minnesota’s public two-year […]