February 18, 2009 - MPR’s Kerri miller interviews Lori Montgomery, a financial reporter for the Washington Post, and Cheryl Peterson, the manager of the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity foreclosure counseling service in Minneapolis.
March 9, 2009 - Some of the state's best high school poets competed for the state championship, with eighteen students from across the state took part in the 'Poetry Out Loud' contest. They were judged by a panel on seven criteria, including physical presence and level of difficulty. The champion, Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan, was named after three rounds of poems.
March 26, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post interviews various students, college administrators, and politicians on how they feel about attendees of private for-profit institutions being restricted from the State Grant Program. such institutions include business schools, truck driving schools, and barber colleges.
March 26, 2009 - As Minnesota lawmakers spar over the state's education budget, Midday broadcasts education experts Kati Haycock and Rudy Crew discussing what Minnesota can do to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. At Minnesota Meeting, a project of The Minneapolis Foundation, the two nationally recognized experts discuss this issue.
April 6, 2009 - Many private colleges are admitting more students in 2009 fearing that fewer students will be able to pay tuition to attend their school. MPR’s Kerri Miller finds out what this means to students applying for either a "reach" school or a "safety" school.
April 17, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post reports on application numbers going up at the University of Minnesota and state colleges and universities; however, application numbers are down somewhat at private colleges in the state for fall 2009.
April 23, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post speaks to parents and students about a decision that will need to make soon. He also met with college students and university faculty about how they interact with possible new students.
April 30, 2009 - The ailing economy has taken its toll on summer internships for college students. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post interview employers who say internships are the first thing to be cut in tough times.
May 5, 2009 - MPR’s Kate Smith is joined by Sandy Baum, Liz Pulliam Weston, and Steven Roy Goodman to discuss if higher education is really worth the cost.
May 18, 2009 - University of Minnesota and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Colleges expect big tuition increases.