How higher ed fared in State of the State address

Colleges and universities got a good chunk of Gov. Mark Dayton's State of the State address Wednesday night. He criticized budget cuts for the two public higher education systems and highlighted a couple MnSCU programs.

February 16, 2012 at 6:43PM

Colleges and universities got a good chunk of Gov. Mark Dayton's State of the State address Wednesday night. He criticized budget cuts for the two public higher education systems and highlighted a couple MnSCU programs.

"The success of our state depends" on students coming out of higher education "skilled and ready to succeed," Dayton argued.

Here are some additional excerpts with a higher-ed focus:

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