July 16, 2003 - Leaders of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system voted today Weds to sharply increase tuition over the next two years. Students will pay an average of 400 dollars a year more to attend one of MnSCU's 33 institutions. Officials say state budget cuts to higher education forced the increases. Many students are disappointed by the increase. They also say the board's decision to set increases two years in advance will price many students out of an education. Minnesota Public Radio's Marisa Helms reports.
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July 29, 2003 - Minneapolis schools Superintendent Carol Johnson is reportedly a finalist for the job as head of the public schools in Memphis, Tennessee. The Commercial Appeal newspaper reports the city school board has named Johnson as one of three finalists for the superintendent's job. The board could decide as early as today. Sharon Henry Blythe is the chair of the Minneapolis School Board.
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July 31, 2003 - Minneapolis schools superintendent Carol Johnson says she's accepted an offer to return to her home state and lead the public school system in Memphis, Tennessee. Johnson has been in the Minneapolis district for nearly 30 years, including six as superintendent. School board leaders say they'll take their time trying to find a qualified successor. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports...
August 1, 2003 - As peacekeeping troops wait to enter Liberia, there's another, less visible group, waiting in the wings in the United States. As MPR’s Rob Schmitz reports, many young Liberians are in school receiving training, and developing skills that they hope they can use to rebuild their homeland.
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August 8, 2003 - The people in the cars whizzing over the Twin Cities' Mississippi River bridges this morning may not realize that they're passing over a National Park site. But they are. The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area consists of seventy-two miles of the Father of Waters and a host of parks, trails, and historic sites along the riverbanks in the Twin Cities area. This weekend, the National Park Service celebrates the opening of a visitor center in downtown Saint Paul to help acquaint people with the attractions along the National River. Minnesota Public Radio's William Wilcoxen reports....
August 11, 2003 - A team of paleontologists and geologists have just begun a dig in an area of Montana that hasn't been excavated in at least 100 years. Kristi Curry Rogers, the curator of paleontology at the Science Museum of Minnesota, is part of the group. Earlier this year she helped to uncover evidence of cannibalism among dinosaurs. For the past week, Curry Rogers has excavated in a remote area of Montana known as the Missouri Breaks National Monument area. Curry Rogers says site has potential to be a very useful and important area for paleontology.