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Ground Level

MPR News How communities are facing the future

Archives for December 2012

Economic Development

Microlender Kiva arrives in Minnesota

Dave PetersDave Peters December 21, 2012, 12:08 PM Dec 21, 2012

Kiva, a global microlending organization has a new program that is helping a woman launch a small cafe in southwestern Minnesota.

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Diversity

Schools seek new ways to reach English learners

Dave PetersDave Peters December 17, 2012, 11:05 AM Dec 17, 2012

Teaching English to newcomers has come a long way in Minnesota, but schools are trying to find new ways to improve the academic skills of the 65,000 students enrolled in English-learner classes.

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Diversity

Making connections across ethnic lines

Dave PetersDave Peters December 13, 2012, 8:00 AM Dec 13, 2012
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“Making Connections” is an MPR News Ground Level project exploring Minnesotans who are forging links between white and Latino communities.

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Revitalizing rural

Dave PetersDave Peters December 12, 2012, 6:00 PM Dec 12, 2012

The Daily Circuit hosted Professor Jack Geller, Chuck Hassebrook, executive director of the Center for Rural Affairs in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Jeff Kletscher, mayor of Floodwood, to talk about rural vitality in America.

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Diversity

An achievement gap formula, born in Sleepy Eye

Jennifer VogelJennifer Vogel December 12, 2012, 12:00 PM Dec 12, 2012
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Assistant Commissioner of Education Elia Dimayuga-Bruggeman raised Latino graduation rates in Sleepy Eye, where she was principal. Now, she’s looking to take those efforts statewide.

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Broadband

Governor’s group: State not on track to meet goal of broadband for all

Dave PetersDave Peters December 11, 2012, 5:31 PM Dec 11, 2012
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Gov. Mark Dayton’s broadband task force says Minnesota is not on track to meet its goals of high-speed Internet availability for all households by 2015. It is urging a sales tax credit or an income tax exemption to encourage phone, cable and other companies to provide better high-speed access to the Internet in parts of Minnesota.

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Diversity

Latinos and whites: Getting beyond parallel play?

Dave PetersDave Peters December 6, 2012, 9:39 AM Dec 6, 2012

We asked members of MPR News’ Public Insight Network to tell us about places Latinos and whites make connections. Here’s what we heard, from the YMCA to church to the bakery.

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