Fall school plans, economic fallout, the politics of Covid
Season 2020 Episode 46 | 56m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
School restart, ADA at 30, author Kao Kalia Yang, Sheletta Brundidge essay
Governor’s schools announcement, Education Commissioner Ricker, economic outlook with Louis Johnston, Paul Douglas weather, the ADA at 30, a Sheletta Brundidge Covid essay, a children’s book about grief, political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier.
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Fall school plans, economic fallout, the politics of Covid
Season 2020 Episode 46 | 56m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Governor’s schools announcement, Education Commissioner Ricker, economic outlook with Louis Johnston, Paul Douglas weather, the ADA at 30, a Sheletta Brundidge Covid essay, a children’s book about grief, political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act Turns Thirty
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 4m 49s | Margot Cross with the MN Council on Disability talks about the first 30 years of the ADA. (4m 49s)
The Challenges of the COVID Economy
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 4m 12s | Economist Louis Johnston assesses how Minnesota is faring during this economic depression. (4m 12s)
Governor Walz Announces School Plans
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 4m 42s | Mary Lahammer recapped the governor’s recommendations for starting up school this fall. (4m 42s)
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 5m 49s | We answered a history question and played a new music video from the group Turn Turn Turn. (5m 49s)
Minnesota Education Commissioner Ricker
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 6m 53s | Mn Education Commissioner Mary Cathryn Ricker talked about how the Walz plan will work. (6m 53s)
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 12m 46s | We covered many topics with political scientists Kathryn Pearson and Steven Schier. (12m 46s)
A Sheletta Essay in the Time of COVID
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 2m 8s | Sheletta Brundidge faces a big decision. And it has to do with Sour Patch Kids. (2m 8s)
"The Shared Room" By Author Kao Kalia Yang
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Clip: S2020 Ep46 | 6m 33s | We talked with author Kao Kalia Yang about her remarkable children’s book about grief. (6m 33s)
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