China's man in America China and America, particularly Minnesota, are trade partners as never before. Midmorning talks with China's chief diplomat to the U.S.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Zhou Wengzhong: The People's Republic of China's ambassador to the U.S.
The dropout problem The U.S. government has nearly doubled the amount of money spent per pupil since 1970, yet the high school dropout rate has remained the same. A new report on high school dropouts says many kids are leaving school because they're bored.10:06 a.m.
Guests
John Bridgeland: CEO of Civic Enterprises and co-author of "The Silent Epidemic," a survey of high school dropouts.
Marcus Winters: Senior research associate with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.
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