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Higher Education
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A preliminary report is due by February 1, 2024, then a report due February 1, 2025.
The Office of Higher Education shall document, review, and analyze college admission and course placement policies, practices, and assessments used by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. The review shall seek to determine if policies, practices, and assessments used have: (1) adverse consequences for a student and their family, including burdensome economic and related costs of delaying their degree plans; (2) hindered the participation of students; (3) hindered the placement, retention, or timely college graduation of students; and (4) excluded students from admission thereby hindering their full participation in higher education.
The review must consider impacts for various student communities, including but not limited to Indigenous students, English as a second language (ESL) students, and students of color.
Tthe Office of Higher Education shall determine whether: (1) students, including Indigenous students, ESL students, and students of color, are (i) denied admission; (ii) disproportionately assigned to enroll in developmental courses; or (iii) delayed or deterred in their educational progress; and (2) policies, practices, and instruments: (i) are disproportionately reliant on test scores; (ii) impose barriers for students in terms of enrollment, retention, and completion; and (iii) may be culturally biased.
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