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• St. Paul schools try to close the achievement gap
  The superintendent of St. Paul public schools, Meria Carstarphen. talks about the new approach her district is taking to eliminate the achievement gap between students of color and white students.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Meria Carstarphen: Became St. Paul schools superintendent one year ago.
  More from MPR
  High-stakes education test results show little progress (07/29/2007)
  New charter school aims to close achievement gap (08/29/2007)
  Minneapolis school board votes to close six schools (04/13/2007)
  Achievement gap is (01/31/2007)
  Experiment to close education achievement gap coming to Minnesota (11/28/2006)
  The Education Achievement Gap: Minnesota's Embarrassment (09/26/2004)
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  St. Paul Public Schools
• One catastrophe away from poverty
  A health crisis, divorce or job loss -- just one of these circumstances is enough to send an increasing number of Americans into poverty. An author who has studied the working poor explores the barriers to getting ahead.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Katherine Newman: Sociology professor at Princeton and author of "The Missing Class." She's the author of many books on poverty and working poor, including "No Shame in My Game" and "Chutes and Ladders."
  More from MPR
  Lack of grocery stores may result in poor nutrition for N. Mpls (08/24/2007)
  Federal minimum wage goes up; push is on for raise in Minnesota (07/24/2007)
  Poverty rate for Minnesota children soars (05/08/2007)
  Minnesotans come face to face with poverty (04/30/2007)
  Falling Behind (01/27/2003)
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  About Katherine Newman
  Preserving the American Dream

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