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.
November 5, 1999 - Nearly five hundred educators are in Mahnomen this week for the annual convention of the Minnesota Indian Education Association. Organizers say it's the highest attendance in the fourteen year history of the Association. Educators say there's a renaissance underway, as traditional culture and spirituality are re-discovered and embraced by the younger generation.
November 18, 1999 - The University of Minnesota is expected to impose additional sanctions against its men's basketball team this week following a seven month academic fraud investigation. The new punishment will come on top of the probation and ban on post-season play university President Mark Yudof announced last month. It won't necessarily be the last round of sanctions against the U of M. The U's findings go to the NCAA, which will decide if more penalties are warranted.
November 19, 1999 - A suburban Twin Cities school has won national recognition for its "cutting edge" approach to learning. At a White House ceremony today, officials with the U-S Department of Education named the School of Environmental Studies in Apple Valley as one of 13 winners of this year's "New American High Schools" awards.
November 19, 1999 - Results of an eight month investigation released by the University of Minnesota today confirm widespread academic fraud and other rule violations in the men's basketball program. U of M President Mark Yudof announced top administrators in men's athletics are leaving the University as a result of the probe.
November 24, 1999 - A new report says Minnesota's public education system is falling short when it comes to preparing students for the world of work. The Citizens League Committee on Workforce Training says the growing shortage of high-skilled workers could force some businesses to leave the state.