September 10, 1999 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from KNBJ studios in Bemidji. In this second hour of program, host Rachel Reabe discusses education in Minnesota and the supply of teachers for Minnesota schools with guests Joe Nathan, of the Humphrey Institute's Center for School Change; Dr. Rollie Morud, superintendent of the Bemidji School District; and Dave Larkin, Dean of the Education Department at Bemidji State University.
September 10, 1999 - Mainstreet Radio's Cara Hetland reports on teacher raiding, which is becoming a common practice as the nation faces a teacher shortage. In Minnesota, competition between districts means the best staff is often going to the highest bidder.
September 15, 1999 - Students in Minnesota and throughout the nation gathered early this morning around the flagpoles at their schools to proclaim their religious faith. The student-led prayer service, known as "See You at the Pole," began in Texas in 1990 and has grown every year. Students say they feel a growing need these days to talk about God, even at school.
September 17, 1999 - Members of the DFL Committee on Rural Issues got an earful in Bemidji last night during the last in a series of hearings around the state.
September 22, 1999 - The University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus has been transformed this year into a huge construction zone. There's an unprecedented number of building projects underway, and one of the biggest began today. Riverbend Commons will eventaully add much needed student housing and parking space on the East Bank campus.
September 27, 1999 - As the Minnesota Literacy Summit gets underway in Minneapolis, a talk about the ways kids learn to read with Rosemary Miller, conference co-chair and coordinator of early literacy programs at the University of Minnesota.
October 7, 1999 - University of Minnesota researchers say state and local action is needed to head off a projected teacher shortage next year. A new study from the university's College of Education recommends fast-track training programs for new teachers, new rules to allow the hiring of non-licenced teachers and more state money targeted to teacher recruitment.
October 19, 1999 - The November 2nd election could result in a turnover of half of the Minneapolis school board. Four school board seats are up for grabs in the state's largest school district, and only one incumbent is seeking re-election.
October 25, 1999 - Voters in the state's third largest school district will decide next week whether they want to spend millions of dollars on new classrooms. Officials in the Anoka-Hennepin district are trying to solve a space problem by seeking approval to build a new high school, middle school and two elementary schools.
November 3, 1999 - Two-hundred-three of the state's 344 public school districts held elections Tuesday for school board seats, bond issues or tax levies. Voters made changes to the school boards in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. And the state's third largest school district approved a huge bond issue for more school space.