January 24, 1996 - Joe Nathan, director of Center for School Change at University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute, talks about statistics and successes of charter schools in Minnesota.
February 9, 1996 - Midday guest Joe Nathan, director of the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, answers listener questions on topics such as vouchers, discipline policies, all-day kindergarten, graduation standards, site-based management, and the other educational changes being discussed at the State Capitol.
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February 23, 1996 - On this special Mainstreet Radio version of Midmorning from Crosby, a panel discussion on education and public choice in the region. Rachel Reabe interviews educators Bob Bross, superintendent of schools in Brainerd; and Duck Thomas, school board member in Le Sueur, about school choice and its potential impact to public schools.
March 4, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe reports on various citizen police academies starting up throughout the state. Reabe interviews citizens and law enforcement officials about the purpose and results of experience.
March 28, 1996 - Midday discusses the 1996 Education Bill and changes in public education with guests DFL State Senator Larry Pogemiller, the chair of the Senate Education Committee; and Republican State Senator Gen Olson. Guests also answer listeners questions.
April 3, 1996 - Midday examines Affirmative Action with guests Daniel Farber, University of Minnesota constitutional law professor; and John Skrentny, University of Pennsylvania sociology professor. Guests also answer listeners questions.
April 3, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Leif Enger visits Northwest Technical College in Detroit Lakes, where a vocational program has become one of the best in the country…for neon benders, the people who create those ribbons of light. A resurgence of popularity in neon has sparked a demand for more benders.
May 1, 1996 - Mainstreet Radio’s Rachel Reabe visits the Cass Lake-Bena School District in northern Minnesota and has this report on alternative education programs. Reabe interviews students and educators about ALC’s benefits to some.
May 13, 1996 - Midday puts the focus on education as MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews David Berliner, professor at Arizona State University and author of the book The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's Public Schools. Berliner also answers listener questions.