Eliminating tenure in state law, as Walker proposed in January and a Republican-controlled legislative committee approved earlier this month, is part of a larger overhaul of higher education policy.

Without much fanfare in the recently adjourned 2015 legislative session, we joined the pack of 32 states with a specific higher-ed attainment goal written into state law.

While some members choose to vote against their caucus out of protest or principle, others have strategic intent when they press the button.

The higher education omnibus bill became yet another case study in the poisonous style of debate that now seems a given in the House.

Senate Democrats wanted to make community college free for Minnesota residents.

We ought to consider guaranteeing to all Minnesota youth access to a meaningful postsecondary certificate or degree, with multiple pathways to the most relevant and employable skills and credentials.

The upper chamber’s returning leadership unveiled its priority bills Thursday morning, highlighting six different proposals that will serve as the foundation for its agenda this session

Education Minnesota President Denise Specht says GOP House changes the union’s expectations, but not its priorities.

The regents' request comes despite Walker’s warning to all state agencies not to expect any additional tax dollars in his 2015-17 budget.

The proposal includes more than $436 million for projects at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities campuses.