September 5, 2003

Minn. Colleges Join Forces to Teach Technology in Rural Areas

By DAN CARNEVALE

Several Minnesota colleges are opening technology-training centers in the northeastern part of the state to help people in rural areas learn computer skills. The centers will be run through partnerships with businesses and nonprofit groups.

Using a $1-million U.S. Department of Labor grant and funds from local foundations, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Northeast Higher Education District is setting up the training centers in vacant business complexes. People in the

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