February 18, 2009 - MPR’s Kerri miller interviews Lori Montgomery, a financial reporter for the Washington Post, and Cheryl Peterson, the manager of the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity foreclosure counseling service in Minneapolis.
February 18, 2009 - In its latest effort to stem the financial crisis, the Obama administration announced the details of a $75 billion plan to help struggling homeowners. The plan is more ambitious than initially expected - and more expensive. It aims to aid borrowers who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are currently worth, and borrowers who are on the verge of foreclosure. Afterwards, Ben Bernanke speaks at the National Press Club live here on Midday with Gary Eichten
March 26, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post interviews various students, college administrators, and politicians on how they feel about attendees of private for-profit institutions being restricted from the State Grant Program. such institutions include business schools, truck driving schools, and barber colleges.
March 26, 2009 - As Minnesota lawmakers spar over the state's education budget, Midday broadcasts education experts Kati Haycock and Rudy Crew discussing what Minnesota can do to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. At Minnesota Meeting, a project of The Minneapolis Foundation, the two nationally recognized experts discuss this issue.
April 6, 2009 - Many private colleges are admitting more students in 2009 fearing that fewer students will be able to pay tuition to attend their school. MPR’s Kerri Miller finds out what this means to students applying for either a "reach" school or a "safety" school.
April 13, 2009 - Governor Tim Pawlenty joins Gary Eichten in the MPR studio to answer questions about the state's $4.6 billion budget shortfall, and other key issues being debated in the 2009 legislative session.
April 14, 2009 - Margaret Anderson Kelliher, speaker of the Minnesota House; and Larry Pogemiller, the Minnesota Senate majority leader, discuss the $4.6 billion budget shortfall and other key issues being negotiated in the final five weeks of the 2009 Legislative session.
April 17, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post reports on application numbers going up at the University of Minnesota and state colleges and universities; however, application numbers are down somewhat at private colleges in the state for fall 2009.
April 23, 2009 - MPR’s Tim Post speaks to parents and students about a decision that will need to make soon. He also met with college students and university faculty about how they interact with possible new students.
April 30, 2009 - The ailing economy has taken its toll on summer internships for college students. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Post interview employers who say internships are the first thing to be cut in tough times.