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• Green deals with inequalities old and new
  A new book by Minneapolis schools superintendent Bill Green examines the history of race relations in Minnesota. Green also talks about the district's plans to deal with shrinking enrollment and the achievement gap.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Bill Green: Superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools and author of the new book, "A Peculiar Imbalance."
  More from MPR
  Minneapolis superintendent Green is "interim" no more (02/13/2007)
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  Minneapolis Public Schools
• New tribal chair seeks to honor the past, plan for the future
  Midmorning talks with the recently elected tribal chair of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa about leadership, her struggles as a single mother and about her efforts to make tribal governance more inclusive. It's the latest conversation in Midmorning's leadership series.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Karen Diver: Tribal chair of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. She was previously the executive director of the YWCA of Duluth, and a founding member of the American Indian Community Housing Organization.
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  About Karen Diver
  Fond du Lac Reservation

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