March 29, 2001 - MPR’s Art Hughes reports on 2000 U.S. Census data that shows people of Asian decent now outnumber African Americans in St. Paul. Nearly nine percent of Ramsey County's population is Asian. Many of the counties surrounding the Twin Cities also had significant growth in Asian populations in the past decade.
March 29, 2001 - Declining enrollment is forcing rural schools across the state to shut their doors. Schools in greater Minnesota receive fewer dollars per pupil than their urban counterparts... and some people complain that funding gap is compounding the problem. Since Governor Ventura proposed his education budget last month, rural school district officials have been planning for the worst. Minnesota Public Radio's Laurel Druley has this report:
March 29, 2001 - Alex Wolff is a writer for Sports Illustrated. He's participating in a panel discussion at the University of Minnesota to promote sportwriting as a career. You can find much more Final Four information on our WEB SITE at Minnesota Public Radio dot O-R-G."
April 2, 2001 - When the draft was abolished in 1973, *the decision affected not only the country's military*, it also did away with a primary source of *recruits* for the Indian Health Service . Medical students or Interns facing the draft had the option of serving their time in the Commission Service Corp. To help fill that void the University of North Dakota's Medical school developed the Indians into Medicine or INMED program. Nearly 30 years later, the program is still recruiting and producing health care professionals. Mainstreet Radio's Bob Reha reports.
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.