November 14, 2006 - Morning Edition’s Cathy Wurzer interviews Ilean Her, executive director of the Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, about a new census report that shows that while some minority groups are struggling economically, the Hmong community in Minnesota has made significant gains. Their per capita income jumped up fifty percent over the last five years.
December 12, 2006 - After a quarter century overseeing Minneapolis Public Schools, longtime Minneapolis school board member Judy Farmer attends her last Minneapolis school board meeting. She visits the Midday studio to look back on her 26 years on the board and offers her thoughts on current issues in education.
December 27, 2006 - Although this year's tuition increase at the University of Minnesota was the smallest in a decade, house DFLers would still like to see it go down.
January 12, 2007 - MPR’s Art Hughes reports on the reactions from students as Armed Forces recruiters start visiting high schools, looking for enlistees to join the army. Not surprisingly, there isn’t a universal consensus.
January 31, 2007 - Several hundred people packed a meeting room in north Minneapolis last night to tell Minnesota lawmakers their concerns about education. Two House education committees held a joint hearing at the Glover-Suddeth community center. Lawmakers wanted to hear about closing the achievement gap, but they also got an earful about the challenges facing urban schools. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports.
March 1, 2007 - Supporters of in-state tuition for children of illegal immigrants packed a two-hour hearing of higher education committees from both legislative houses. Immigrant students and others spoke in favor of the Minnesota Dream Act. It's the third time the idea has come to the legislature. Proponents hope this year it has a better chance of making it into law. Minnesota Public Radio's Art Hughes reports.
March 7, 2007 - Cathy Wurzer interviews Doug Johnson, publisher of the Let's Play Hockey magazine and website, about the changing dynamics of strong hockey teams across the state. Rural and suburban teams are becoming increasingly dominant over the traditionally powerhouse Minneapolis/St. Paul school teams.
March 23, 2007 - Tubby Smith has been introduced as the new head basketball coach at the University of Minnesota. Speaking in a room full of reporters and fans, Smith, who coached at Kentucky for ten years, said he's thrilled to be at the Big-Ten school.
March 28, 2007 - House DFLers have unveiled a Higher Education budget that's designed to limit tuition increases to no more than two percent over the next two years
April 26, 2007 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on Mark Vinz, a well-known Minnesota poet, retiring from the classroom.