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- Steve Perry at Minnesota Meeting 'RESET Education' school reform event
Educator Steve Perry, author of "Push Has Come to Shove, Getting Our Kids the Education They Deserve." Keynote speech at Minnesota Meeting "RESET Education" conversation series sponsored by the Minneapolis Foundation. Panel of respondents: local educators Michael Thomas, Eric Mahmoud and Eli Kramer.Minnesota Public Radio News Presents, April 29, 2013 - Distracted driving poses a clear and present danger
Teenagers who flirt with danger while texting and driving may get most of the public's attention when it comes to distracted driving, but other motorists shouldn't be too smug.The Daily Circuit, April 29, 2013 - Obama's remarks spur calls for more leadership on Syria
President Barack Obama told reporters that he's not sure who used chemical weapons in Syria. If it were established that Bashar Assad were responsible, he said, the U.S. would have to rethink its options.The Daily Circuit, April 29, 2013 - News Cut: A judgmental look at Minneapolis
A map stereotyping neighborhoods in Minneapolis was inspired by the work of Trent Gillaspie, a Denver-based comedian.April 29, 2013 - Police arrest 35 during frac sand protest
Police arrested 35 people for trespassing Monday during a protest of frack sand mining in Winona.April 29, 2013 - NBA veteran Jason Collins comes out as gay
The 34-year-old Collins has played for six NBA teams in 12 seasons. He finished this past season with the Washington Wizards and is now a free agent. He says he wants to continue playing.April 29, 2013 - Lost stillborn babies: What happened at Regions hospital
The mistake that sent two stillborn babies from the Regions Hospital morgue in St. Paul to a Red Wing laundry appears to be the result of inadequate labeling of fetal remains. Employees at Crothall Laundry Services discovered the first stillborn baby earlier this month.April 29, 2013 - Amy Senser's appeal will be heard this week
The state Court of Appeals this week takes up the case of Amy Senser, wife of former Viking Joe Senser, who was convicted of criminal vehicular homicide last year.April 29, 2013 - A lack of alternatives binds Obama, U.S. to Guantanamo
Rising desperation and a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay have led Sen. Dianne Feinstein to call for the transfer of many of its detainees to Yemen.The Daily Circuit, April 28, 2013 - Are lesbians more accepted than gay men?
It may be a man's world, as the saying goes, but lesbians seem to have an easier time living in it than gay men do.April 28, 2013 - Minn. teachers union ousts leader Tom Dooher
Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher has lost a bid for a third term as head of the state's teachers union. Delegates to the union's convention today elected Denise Specht as their new president.April 27, 2013 - 30 years on, educators still divided on scathing schools report
Thirty years ago this week, President Ronald Reagan's administration released "A Nation at Risk," a report warning of "a rising tide of mediocrity" in American public education.April 27, 2013 - DEA collecting unwanted prescription drugs
Several law enforcement agencies in the metro area will be collecting unwanted prescription drugs.April 27, 2013 - Hopkins students protest treatment of black teens
More than 150 students walked out of Hopkins High School Friday afternoon to bring attention to what they say is unequal treatment of African-American teens.April 26, 2013 - Police task force seizes 12 pounds of meth
A task force seized a large amount of drugs and cash in Minneapolis Friday, according to Hennepin County Sheriff's Office officials.April 26, 2013
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