Today was move in day for 4,200 freshman at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. (08/27/2008)

The first ever "Welcome Week" at the University of Minnesota kicks off today. It's a six-day program of activities that this year's Freshmen are required to participate in. (08/27/2008)

As students all over the state get ready to return to school, Education Commissioner Alice Seagren joins Midday to discuss the state of education in Minnesota. (Midday, 08/27/2008)

A quarter of Minnesota's college and university students are the first from their family to go on to higher education and this requires more from the schools to support them. (08/25/2008)

The president of Minnesota State University, Mankato is among the finalists for the president's job at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. (08/23/2008)

A group of college presidents has signed on to a new initiative that calls for a renewed debate over the legal drinking age. Opponents say lowering the drinking age would lead to more car accidents and an increase in binge drinking. (A Prairie Home Companion, 08/20/2008)

A new program is taking advantage of what's left of summer to help kids avoid the obesity trap. (08/19/2008)

Fewer than half of the students who took Minnesota's first statewide science test got passing marks. Officials with the state Department of Education said the results were disappointing. (08/19/2008)

The tight economy is making it difficult for many families to purchase school supplies. (08/18/2008)

It's opening weekend for "Little House on the Prairie - the musical" at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. The show broke box office sales records for the Guthrie and its run has already been extended by two weeks. There's also talk about the show being Broadway-bound. But the Little House creative team wants to take it slow. (08/14/2008)

Minnesota's high school Class of 2008 posted the highest average ACT score in the nation and even beat the Class of 2007. (08/13/2008)

A Mayo Clinic pilot program connects average students with career opportunities and hands-on experience. (08/12/2008)

Next year the University of Minnesota's Center for Bioethics will become one of the few institutions in the nation offering a master's degree in bioethics. (08/09/2008)

Midmorning examines the education plans of the two presidential candidates. (Midmorning, 08/08/2008)

An investigation into alleged financial fraud is threatening to close a school that's been a fixture in Minnesota's American Indian community for decades. (08/08/2008)