Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Lessons learned as school year ends
  Leaders representing Minnesota's superintendents, principals and teachers join Midday to recap the school year, ending this week.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Charlie Kyte: Executive Director of the Minn. Association of School Administrators. Former school superintendent and principal, and a physics, chemistry and math teacher.
  Tom Dooher: President of Education Minnesota, the state teachers union. Former physical education teacher and coach.
  More from MPR
  Minnesota had fourth-highest graduation rate (06/09/2009)
  State rejects bid for charter school in McLeod West building (06/08/2009)
  Latest school test scores show improvements (06/05/2009)
  Report: Most charter schools mismanage finances (06/02/2009)
  Resources
  about Charlie Kyte
  about Tom Dooher
• How to close the achievement gap in America's schools
  Education expert Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children's Zone, discusses the achievement gap between high and low-income students in America and how to close it.12:00 p.m.
  More from MPR
  Minnesota students head back to school (09/08/2009)
  Why is it so hard to learn how to read? (09/07/2009)
  Pawlenty questions motivation of Obama's school speech (09/04/2009)
  Minneapolis schools present new overhaul plan (09/01/2009)
  Resources
  Harlem Children's Zone
  About Geoffrey Canada

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