February 9, 1998 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on Next Innovations, a Minneapolis organization that trains young non-profit employees business and leadership skills….and possibly the next generation of non-profit managers.
February 11, 1998 - Governor Carlson's 12-million dollar bonding proposal to fund boarding schools gets another hearing at the capitol today. (wed) The schools would serve at-risk juveniles who have had no major criminal problems. The proposal for Minnesota may be modelled after the Milton-Hershey School in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe travelled there to take a closer look. She reports on what SOME experts say is a new view of an old concept.
February 24, 1998 - Next Tuesday night, Republicans and Democrats hold precinct caucuses to elect delegates to this summer's party conventions. This week, Minnesota Public Radio is profiling the candidates vying for their endorsement for Governor. Political reporter Eric Jansen prepared this profile of DFL candidate Ted Mondale: BackAnnounce: Our series of candidate profiles continues tomorrow morning on Morning Edition when Karen Boothe follows the Mike Freeman campaign. And at this time tomorrow evening, we'll hear about Republican Alan Quist.
February 25, 1998 - Next Tuesday night Republicans and Democrats hold precinct caucuses to elect delegates to this summer's party conventions. This week, Minnesota Public Radio is profiling the candidates vying for their endorsement for governor. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports on Republican Allen Quist's efforts to seek the office he sought, also, back in 1994.
February 26, 1998 - (Thursday 2/26 M.E.) A new era in statewide testing begins today at schools throughout Minnesota. Three weeks ago, all 8th grade students in public schools took the state's basic skills tests in reading and math. Now state officials are conducting first-time tests to see how well third and fifth grade students are doing. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports... State education officials say the new tests for third and fifth grade students, called the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, should not be confused with the 8th grade basic skills tests. The 8th grade tests measure literacy and whether students have yet learned the min
February 27, 1998 - The Minnesotas Senate has passed a supplemental education funding bill that kicks an additional $163 million dollars into local public schools. Passage of the bill was nearly unanimous, but there was considerable debate over graduation standards. From the Capitol, Minnesota Public Radios Eric Jansen reports.
March 2, 1998 - President Clinton says he'd like to see more more college students become "guardian angels" to low-income youngsters. It's part of his efforts to encourage students to attend college. A number of colleges and universities in Minnesota have had mentor/tutor programs in place for years. As Minnesota Public Radio's Todd Moe reports, such programs are proving to be beneficial for both the pupils and their college mentors.
March 6, 1998 - Minnesota State Representative Gene Pelowski, advanced placement social studies teacher at Winona Senior High School, and Bob Wedl, commissioner of the Department of Children, discuss the new "Profile of Learning" standards requirement. Pelowski and Wedl also answer listener questions.
March 6, 1998 - MPR's Amy Radil reports on Minnesota Opera’s Opera Ventures program. Where a venerable art form like opera is placed in the hands of eleven and twelve-year-olds, anything can happen….and that's just what's been happening on the stage of the Hibbing High school auditorium with the production, "The Diner Blues."
March 6, 1998 - The Minnesota House of Representatives has voted to slow the implementation of new graduation stadards for public schools. The delay is a compromise aimed at heading off attempts to drop the so-called "Profile of Learning" standards, scheduled to take effect this fall. State education officials say schools could get more time to prepare, but the new academic requirements won't go away. Minnesota Public Radio's Tim Pugmire reports.