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Learning How to Be an Ally, Part 2: Education

One of the philosophical shifts Minnesota Women’s Press supports is a movement away from thinking individual success is self-made, rather than community inspired.

Strengthening Urban and Rural Place

How is the Northside Achievement Zone finding solutions that are applicable both in urban and rural settings?

Global Minnesota Talks Education

Problem: At-risk students are impacted by the transience of poverty, lack of affordable housing, long work hours required of caregivers, and lack of broadband technology.

How does Minnesota compare to other states in education?

Graduation gaps have improved, yet gaps in racial and income gaps in standardized test scores and college readiness have widened.

The Importance of Early Education

Why is early education vital?

New Education & Community Partnerships

see related "Conversation with Acooa Ellis on Education" Recipients…

Conversation With Acooa Ellis on Education

“It’s a red flag for me, very much top of mind — the impact of compounding societal challenges on education outcomes for kids who are already behind in access to opportunities.”

Sondra Samuels & New York Times columnist Tom Friedman

A recent conversation titled "Handle With Care" featured…

Intergenerational Perspective: Claudia Rankine and White Gatekeeping

White America has been in the business of creating false narratives and repressing all contrary evidence “since the time they had to justify turning people into property.”

Tapestry: Working in Collaboration

Ignition versus numbness (Jessi Martinez), bridging Iraqi and American identities (Jessica Belt Saem Eldahr), building coalition around antiracism work (Erika Thorne), education amidst COVID (Aaliyah Hodge), and claiming identity among immigrants as storytellers (Susan Bosher)

Betty Sandison: No Age Limit to Learning

Why one Minnesota woman is finishing her college education 60 years later

A Blueprint to Thrive

“The vitality of our region, and the strength of our rural economy, depends on everyone being able to contribute, and it starts before birth. We need to ensure all our kids — our Indigenous children, our seventh-generation immigrant children, and our first-generation immigrant children — get the best possible start to life.’’ — Southwest Initiative Foundation President Diana Anderson