Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Stress-testing the recovery
  For some areas of Minnesota, economic recovery means overcoming unemployment rates that have reached double digits. Midday features stories from four cities with some of the highest jobless rates in the state: Hibbing, Bemidji, Albert Lea and Brainerd.11:00 a.m.
  Guests
  Louis Johnston: Professor of economics, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict. Co-author and revisor of 4th edition, "Principles of Economics" by Ben Bernanke and Robert Frank.
  More from MPR
  Albert Lea: The manufacturing meltdown (11/03/2009)
  Bemidji: A tale of two economies (11/03/2009)
  Hibbing: The recovery that wasn't (11/02/2009)
  Brainerd: (11/05/2009)
  Resources
  Stress-testing the recovery
• "Rising by Degrees" from American RadioWorks
  The United States is facing a dramatic demographic challenge: Young Latinos are the fastest-growing segment of the population, and they are the least likely to graduate from college. Experts say the future of the American economy is at stake, because higher education is essential in the 21st century economy. A new American RadioWorks documentary, "Rising by Degrees," tells the story of Latino students working towards a college degree -- and why it's so hard for them to get what they want.12:00 p.m.
  More from MPR
  Obama talks school reform in Madison, Wis. (11/04/2009)
  More than half of Minnesota's stimulus jobs in schools (11/02/2009)
  New American RadioWorks documentary explores the history of preschool (10/30/2009)
  Resources
  Rising by Degrees, a new American RadioWorks documentary

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