April 2, 2001 - Are teachers avoiding using the internet? More than 60% of surveyed teachers use the internet in their classrooms less than 30 minutes a day.
April 2, 2001 - Agriculture students were quarantined because of the Foot and Mouth outbreak.
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April 4, 2001 - St. Olaf College will take a big step later today in healing the wounds left behind from a car accident that killed three students and injured two others. The students were on spring break about 3 weeks ago. They decided to go to New Orleans, but THEIR car hit another car going the wrong way in Illinois. Christopher Hoppe (HOP-ee), Sarah Heitman (HITE-man), and Anna Bonde (BOND-ee) were killed. Ethan Steinkraus (STINE-crowse) and Nick Brown were hospitalized with injuries. The campus gathers tonight in a memorial service for the three who were killed. Joining us on the line is St. Olaf College's Pastor, Bruce Benson.
April 4, 2001 - Allegations of financial misconduct have surfaced against another Minnesota charter school, and leaders of a charter school group are calling for more state oversight. Officials with Minnesota Association of Charter Schools also want the school's board of directors, who they accuse of mismanagement, to step down. But a state legislator is accusing those association leaders of covering up the school's problems until after a key legislative committee vote. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
April 5, 2001 - CHERYL LITTLEJOHN SAYS SHE WON'T COMMENT ON THE ALLEGATIONS, BUT TOLD THE ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS SHE DOESN'T CONSIDER HERSELF A "QUOTE LAWBREAKER OR RULE BREAKER" OUR EFFORTS TO CONTACT COACH LITTLEJOHN HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. CHRIS VOLTZ, THE HEAD OF THE U OF M WOMEN'S ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT, SAYS THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.
April 5, 2001 - Governor Jesse Ventura told the Willmar Chamber of Commerce that he's committed to his plan of property and income tax cuts while expanding the state's sales tax to include services. The governor says he won't bargain with the Legislature, which hasn't been enthusiastic about his plan. He says if lawmakers don't follow his proposals, including on education, he'll be very difficult to deal with.
April 5, 2001 - University of Minnesota officials expect it will take a few weeks to complete an investigation of possible rule violations in the women's basketball program. Assistant coaches are overseeing the team now that the university has put head coach Cheryl Littlejohn on a paid leave pending the outcome of the investigation. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports...
April 5, 2001 - THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IS LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO IT'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM. HEAD COACH, CHERYL LITTLEJOHN, HAS BEEN PLACED ON A PAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE AS THE SCHOOL INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE NCAA VIOLATIONS. MARK ROTENBERG IS THE UNIVERSITY'S GENERAL COUNSEL. OC: "PROGRAM LAST YEAR"
April 5, 2001 - A major donor to Augsburg College is suing the school. Elroy Stock of Woodbury says Augsburg should either return his half million (m) dollar contribution or fulfill its promise and name a building wing after him. Augsburg refused him the honor when it learned of his now-notorious race-based letter writing campaign but has no plans to return the money. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports: