October 4, 2000 - A new report says after two years of work, middle school reforms have begun taking hold in the Minneapolis school district. The Minneapolis chapter of the League of Women Voters recently studied the district's 23 middle schools as a follow up to a study it conducted in 1998. Researchers say this year's results, unlike two years ago, show the schools now have clear, common educational goals. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.
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October 6, 2000 - MPR’s Annie Feidt reports on the University of Minnesota's newest varsity team, the women's rowing team, as it prepares for its first competition. They will race in the Head of the Mississippi regatta, a three-mile race on the Mississippi River that cuts through the middle of campus.
October 9, 2000 - Katherine Koch-Laveen of Apple Valley High School is Minnesota's Teacher of the Year for 2000. Koch-Laveen has taught chemistry and science at Apple Valley since it opened in 1976. She was selected from 98 finalists and will represent Minnesota in the national competition.
October 9, 2000 - People in the fifth congressional district will have a choice of five candidates in November. Stalwart Martin Sabo is running again as are four OTHER candidates who aren't letting Sabo's seeming lock on the seat stop them from making a run for it. Minnesota Public Radio's Patty Marsicano reports:
October 10, 2000 - Minneapolis Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson will recommend to the school board tonight that the district stop sponsering or promoting Boy Scout Troops. That decision is a reaction to the U-S Supreme Court ruling which allows the Boy Scouts to ban gay troop leaders. Superintendent Johnson says the policies of the Boy Scouts and the school district are now in direct conflict. Minneapolis Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson.
October 10, 2000 - DFL Congressman Bruce Veto died after announcing on Feb 2nd 2000 his diagnosis with lung cancer and decision not to seek reelection. Vento held Minnesota's fourth Congressional district House of Representatives seat for nearly 24 years. He's remembered as a champion of working people, the environment and the homeless. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports.
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October 13, 2000 - The wife of Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick Cheney is in the Twin Cities today. Lynne Cheney is attending a fundraiser this evening, but she began her Minnesota visit with a trip to the Seed Academy and Harvest Preparatory School in Minneapolis. Minnesota Public Radio's Michael Khoo reports.
October 19, 2000 - Leaders of the state's teachers union say too many of their newest members are feeling frustrated, unsupported, and are leaving their jobs prematurely. Teachers from throughout the state gathered in St. Paul today for the annual Education Minnesota conference. Many of this year's professional development workshops were aimed at helping new teachers succeed in the classroom. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.