April 17, 1997 - Midday focuses on education with guests State Senator Larry Pogemiller and Sandra Peterson, President of the Minnesota Federation of Teachers. Listeners call in with questions.
March 28, 1996 - Midday discusses the 1996 Education Bill and changes in public education with guests DFL State Senator Larry Pogemiller, the Chair of the Senate Education Committe, and the Republican State Senator Gen Olson. Listeners call in with questions.
September 20, 1995 - Matthew Little, former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP; Curt Johnson, chair of the Metropolitan Council and Minneapolis State; and Larry Pogemiller, Minnesota state senator, discuss the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's lawsuit against the state of Minnesota involving school desegregation. Group also answers listener questions.
August 18, 1995 - Arne Carlson, Minnesota governor, speaking to school administrators at Radisson hotel in Bloomington. Carlson addressed was about ways to improve Minnesota's education system. The Governor said school buildings should be open for a longer day and spoke about vouchers, performance-based pay, changes in teacher tenure and collective bargaining. Following speech, MPR’s Mike Mulcahy interviews Larry Pogemiller, Minnesota state senator and chair of the Senate Education Committee; and Alice Johnson, DFLMinnesota state representative and chair of the House Education Committee, give a DFL response to his speech. Mulcahy also takes listener comments.
May 18, 1995 - MPR’s Mark Mulcahy reports on the status of Minnesota state legislative as session nears an end. Then Gary Eichten interviews Steve Sviggum on jets and corporate blackmail, Larry Pogemiller on K-12 education, Becky Kelso on higher education, Carol Flynn on transportation, John Marty on elections and gift bans, Matt Entenza on child support, Ron Abrams on city/suburb wars, Gene Merriam on the big picture, and Doug Johnson on taxes.
January 10, 1995 - Larry Pogemiller, Minneapolis DFL state senator and chair of the State Senate's Education Committee; and Arlene Bush, the President of the Minnesota School Boards Association and a member of the Bloomington School Board, discuss public school funding issues. Topics include failed referendums and school cuts to staff and programs. Pogemiller and Bush also answer listener questions.