June 28, 1995 - Joe Nathan, director of Center for School Change at University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute, comments on consolidation of some state agencies into newly created Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
July 14, 1995 -
July 21, 1995 - As part of the Voices of Minnesota series, two important women figures in Minnesota are highlighted. Stephen Smith interviews historian Sara Evans, a founder of the womens' studies movement in America. Catherine Winter interviews retired justice Rosalie Wahl, the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court. This was a Midday special rebroadcast of highlights from the Voices of Minnesota series.
July 21, 1995 - Special rebroadcast of highlights from the Voices of Minnesota series. Native American writer Jim Northrup, political activist Gloria Griffin and inventor Ren Guyer on Voices of Minnesota series.
July 26, 1995 -
August 18, 1995 - Arne Carlson, Minnesota governor, speaking to school administrators at Radisson hotel in Bloomington. Carlson addressed was about ways to improve Minnesota's education system. The Governor said school buildings should be open for a longer day and spoke about vouchers, performance-based pay, changes in teacher tenure and collective bargaining. Following speech, MPR’s Mike Mulcahy interviews Larry Pogemiller, Minnesota state senator and chair of the Senate Education Committee; and Alice Johnson, DFLMinnesota state representative and chair of the House Education Committee, give a DFL response to his speech. Mulcahy also takes listener comments.
September 7, 1995 -
September 20, 1995 - Matthew Little, former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP; Curt Johnson, chair of the Metropolitan Council and Minneapolis State; and Larry Pogemiller, Minnesota state senator, discuss the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's lawsuit against the state of Minnesota involving school desegregation.
October 26, 1995 -
November 18, 1995 - MPR Weekend Edition’s Jay Weiner joins Chris Roberts to celebrate and discuss the 20th anniversary of the Women’s Department at the University of Minnesota.