November 17, 1997 - As the State Board of Education hears testimony about the proposed changes to the state's "Diversity Rule," Midday holds a discussion about what makes schools successful in teaching minority and low-income students. Guests: Eric Mahmoud, Founder of Seed Academy and Harvest Prep School in Mpls, and Joe Nathan, Director of the Center for School Change at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute. Listeners call in with questions.
January 20, 1997 - MPR’s Tim Pugmire profiles Seed Academy and Harvest Preparatory School, an African American private school in North Minneapolis. The school began in 1985 as a pre-school program in its founders' house. Ten years later there are 300 students enrolled in pre-school through sixth grade.