November 7, 2000 - It's election day! And all across the region voters have been flocking to the polls, apparently undeterred by todays inclement weather. We asked Minnesota Public Radio reporters from around the region to check in with what's getting people out to vote in their areas..
November 8, 2000 - St. Paul public schools will gain an additional 105-million dollars over the next five years. Voters in the state's second largest school district approved their first ever excess tax levy referendum on Tuesday by a margin of 57-percent to 43-percent. In Minneapolis voters overwhelmingly renewed a school district levy for another ten years. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
November 8, 2000 - Minnesota's fourth Congressional district is staying in Democratic hands with Betty McCollum's victory over Republican Linda Runbeck and the Independence Party's Tom Foley. McCollum is only the second woman in state history to be elected to Congress and the first in more than forty years. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
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November 9, 2000 - Students in Minnesota and the rest of the country are getting a unique civics lesson this week as they wait for a recount of presidential ballots in Florida and a decision on who wins the White House. The unsettled presidential contest is the main topic of discussion in most classrooms, and students are bombarding teachers with questions. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire visited a high school in Minneapolis and filed this report...
November 13, 2000 - On election day St. Paul voters approved a school levy which earmarked money for improving technology in the public schools. Voters around the country have been asked to spend money on computers in education. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Stucky reports that, at one time, computers were seen as a cure for America's educational ills, but now some experts are calling for a moratorium on computers in the classroom. { ambience of classroom (59:23, 1:19:30, 1:24:00) At Highwood Hills Elementary School in St. Paul, each of these 7 and 8 year olds has their very own laptop computer. On the teacher's desk there is another computer, which is networked with the machines on the students desks. Teacher Cindy Arle (ar-lee) types a question about a story the children recently read. That quesiton flashes on each child's screen and the kids go to work typing in the answer.
November 14, 2000 - The national experts hired to review Minnesota's Profile of Learning say the system of graduation standards is too light on subject details and needs heavier state control. State education officials today (Tuesday) released a long-awaited analysis from the nonprofit organization Achieve Incorporated. The report sets the stage for more debate over the controversial show-what-you-know system in the next legislative session. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
November 14, 2000 - A privately funded commission on early childhood development is calling on the state to allocate 480 point 7 million dollars a year on pre kindergarten education and child care tax credits. The bipartisan commission says studies prove that early childhood education is essential for children to succeed later in school. But some state officials say the price tag is too big. Minnesota Public Radio's Tom Scheck reports...
November 14, 2000 - MPR’s Maris Helms reports that more than 300 government officials and business leaders were in St. Cloud to give Governor Jesse Ventura feedback on budget proposals he will take before the legislature in January. One of the top issues was funding K-12 education.
November 17, 2000 - The victors in tomorrow's (Saturday) Minnesota - Iowa football game get more than a win in the standings. They also get the honor of hoisting a bronze statue of a pig onto their shoulders as they march off the Metrodome field. "Floyd of Rosedale" goes home with the winning team in a college football rivalry that dates back nearly a century. One of the most memorable "Floyd" showdowns occurred forty years ago, in Minnesota's last national championship season. The U of M is honoring those 1960 champions in an anniversary ceremony tomorrow. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...