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ENEWS: Roots in Rural, Business Prioritizing Equity, Infrastructure in NW
Retaining Newcomers in Rural The efforts of Greater Minnesota communities to attract and retain newcomers can sometime feel like a constant uphill battle. While several towns have put forth welcoming initiatives that have been successful in attracting newcomers, the next question is how do those towns encourage their children and grandchildren to keep their roots firmly planted in the community? Recently, the Sahan Journal profiled the town of ... Read More
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ENEWS: Higher Ed Equity Goals, Business Reimagined, Mobile Innovations
Higher Ed Equity Goals Reviewed Growth & Justice has been instrumental over the last decade in convincing the state Legislature to establish specific statewide goals for post-secondary attainment and, more important, to erase the wide racial gaps in college degrees and job-training certificates. A recent MinnPost story offers a clear-eyed assessment of progress toward those goals, noting that overall attainment of an... Read More
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ENEWS: Rapid Climate Change in MN, Equity in Economic Growth, Focus on the Children
Faster Climate Change in Minnesota An important new study and interactive map by the Washington Post shows how Minnesota, particularly our northern regions, are among the places in the United States that have warmed the fastest (by more than 2 degrees Centigrade) over the last century. The trend represents a long-term threat to all of our state but especially to our northern rural economies and ways of life, in myriad ways, from ret... Read More
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ENEWS: SEAT Program Success, Sprouting Solar, Economic Development Chapter
SEAT Program Success This past legislative session Growth & Justice endorsed the Increase Teachers of Color Act – which invests significant resources into attracting, developing, and retaining teachers of color in Minnesota. Recently, MinnPost published an article that clearly shows the importance of these efforts across our state. In an article entitled, “Pipeline to develop ethnic teachers has scholarships, an affinity group, ... Read More
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ENEWS: Time is Now, Tacking Action Statewide, International Leadership
The time is now for courageous action Growth & Justice makes it a mission to highlight and amplify the welcoming communities equity work happening in rural Minnesota that often goes unnoticed. While many communities are innovating new ways to welcome, this summer, regional and national publications continued to remind us that much work remains within our state to combat racism and anti-immigrant views. Kathy Annette, President of th... Read More
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