October 10, 2000 - Minneapolis Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson will recommend to the school board tonight that the district stop sponsering or promoting Boy Scout Troops. That decision is a reaction to the U-S Supreme Court ruling which allows the Boy Scouts to ban gay troop leaders. Superintendent Johnson says the policies of the Boy Scouts and the school district are now in direct conflict. Minneapolis Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson.
October 10, 2000 - DFL Congressman Bruce Veto died after announcing on Feb 2nd 2000 his diagnosis with lung cancer and decision not to seek reelection. Vento held Minnesota's fourth Congressional district House of Representatives seat for nearly 24 years. He's remembered as a champion of working people, the environment and the homeless. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.
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October 13, 2000 - The wife of Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney is in the Twin Cities today. Lynne Cheney is attending a fundraiser this evening, but she began her Minnesota visit with a trip to the Seed Academy and Harvest Preparatory School in Minneapolis. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
October 19, 2000 - Leaders of the state's teachers union say too many of their newest members are feeling frustrated, unsupported, and are leaving their jobs prematurely. Teachers from throughout the state gathered in St. Paul today for the annual Education Minnesota conference. Many of this year's professional development workshops were aimed at helping new teachers succeed in the classroom. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
October 20, 2000 - Counting all the information produced in the world is a niew kind of literacy that needs to be explored. University of California-Berkeley is attempting to take on the challenge. Information is counted in exabites (1^18).
October 23, 2000 - School children in sixteen Minnesota cities will go to the polls in November to cast their own nonbinding votes for president and other races on the general election ballot. "Kids Voting Minnesota" is part of a national project aimed at educating students about voting and boosting participation among parents. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
October 25, 2000 - Minnesota's US Senate race is the most expensive in the state's history - and much of the nearly ten-million dollars spent by the three major candidates so far has been used on television ads. Since ads have dominated the campaign, we decided to ask some citizens what they think of the latest commercials in the Senate race. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
October 26, 2000 - The state's education chief says several big changes for public schools could end up in Governor Ventura's budget proposal, but it's too soon to know for sure. Christine Jax, Commissioner of the Department of Children, Families and Learning was short on specifics today when she outlined the Governor's "Big Plan" for a group of rural educators. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
October 26, 2000 - School leaders throughout Minnesota are clamoring for changes in the way teachers are paid. A handful of school districts have already dumped the system of automatic raises based on solely on years of service and training. Members of the Minnesota Rural Education Association discussed some of the alternatives Wednesday night at a conference in Alexandria. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.