PreK-12 Education

Obama in the Schools

tptadmin — Fri, 4 Sep 2009 21:19:54 -0500

What should teachers do about a Presidential Address on Education next week? We hear two perspectives from Tom Dooher with Education Minnesota and Charlie Kyte with the Minnesota Association of School Administrators.

Randall McDaniel

tptadmin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:45:35 -0500

We talk about the power of education with newly-inducted NFL Hall of Fame lineman Randall McDaniel. In his post-playing career, McDaniel is proud to a be a special education instructor.

Bill Green Steps Down

tptadmin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:25:57 -0500

The Minneapolis Schools Superintendent announced this week he won't seek reappointment when his term expires next year. He joins us to tell us why.

Headlines

tptadmin — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:32:41 -0500

A capsule of the week's news.

Capitol Update - May 12, 2009

Mary Lahammer — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:41:20 -0500

With less than a week to go in the legislative session, the governor and legislative leaders met behind closed doors, parents staged a bake sale for education, and the House passed a public safety bill.

View the Capitol Update for May 12, 2009.

Capitol Update - May 12, 2009

tptadmin — Tue, 12 May 2009 19:39:09 -0500

Changes Coming to Minneapolis Public Schools

tptadmin — Fri, 1 May 2009 19:24:42 -0500

Superintendent Bill Green stops by to explain his district's new restructuring plan.

Almanac at the Capitol - April 29, 2009

tptadmin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:09:33 -0500

The state Health and Education commissioners join Mary to discuss the impact of the swine flu outbreak and our political cartoonist shows us why eating celery in the bushes won't get you very far at the Capitol.

Swine Flu

tptadmin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:13:07 -0500

With the first probable case of swine flu discovered in Minnesota, the state's commissioners of Health and Education discuss the steps being taken to restrict its spread.

Capitol Update - April 23, 2009

tptadmin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:18:48 -0500

It was education day in the House, with both early childhood and K-12 bills under consideration.