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December 22, 2022 11:00 AM

Can Minnesota schools do better at teaching kids to read?

Many children have a hard time reading because the way they've been taught failed them. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota educators about reading instruction and the response to APM's investigative podcast Sold a Story.

by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Nicole Johnson

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December 21, 2022 4:19 PM

Share your winter holiday traditions with us

Minnesota’s holiday traditions are as unique and varied as the people who call the state home. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with three guests about the many unique holiday traditions in our state, where they came from and why they are important to us.

by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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December 20, 2022 11:45 AM

Gifting a DNA test? You might reveal a life-changing family secret

DNA tests can tell you a lot about your family history, but they can also lead to some unintended holiday stress. MPR News host Angela Davis spoke with a family therapist who’s witnessed family secrets revealed and a writer who discovered an unknown relative.

by Angela Davis, Matthew Alvarez and Nicole Johnson

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December 16, 2022 11:58 AM

Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho has big plans to get more Minnesotans into homes

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Minnesota Housing Finance Commissioner Jennifer Ho about preventing evictions, the scope of homelessness and why she thinks its time for state government to “go big” to help lower-income Minnesotans into housing.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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December 15, 2022 10:00 AM

COVID learning loss in Minnesota schools: Five things you should know

The pandemic made learning harder for many students, but we see evidence that it accelerated learning loss for students who were behind in school before we knew about COVID-19. What is being done to help kids catch up? Listen in.

by Angela Davis, Kelly Gordon and Nicole Johnson

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December 14, 2022 11:30 AM

Embracing solitude

Being alone can be a good thing. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two guests about the power of solitude, the benefits of spending time alone and why it’s different from loneliness.

by Angela Davis and Matthew Alvarez

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December 13, 2022 4:10 PM

Three perspectives on the 'high tide of American antisemitism'

Reports of harassment, vandalism and violence targeting Jewish people in the U.S. hit a record high in 2021. MPR News host Angela Davis talked with three guests about what is behind the rise in antisemitism and how we can address it.

by Samantha Matsumoto, Angela Davis and Nicole Johnson

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December 12, 2022 11:30 AM

'It's a human rights issue': The year of Minnesota strikes and union organizing

Minnesota nurses just avoided what would have been a second strike this year. Railway workers this fall came close to striking. And, earlier this year, Minnesota teachers walked off the job. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a labor journalist and a labor historian about why more workers are pushing for raises and workplace changes through a union.

by Angela Davis, Maja Beckstrom and Sam Stroozas

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December 8, 2022 11:49 AM

The best books to give kids this holiday season, from a bookseller and librarian

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a local bookseller and a librarian about the best books for that special child or teenager in your life.

by Angela Davis, Matthew Alvarez and Nicole Johnson

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December 6, 2022 11:30 AM

What it means to practice forgiveness and why it should be a part of your routine

What does it mean to practice forgiveness? How would it feel to let go of the pain that people close to you have caused? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the author of the book “Unconditional Forgiveness: A Simple and Proven Method to Forgive Everyone and Everything.”

by Angela Davis and Matthew Alvarez

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