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Southwest LRT will help ease the mismatch between urban job seekers and metro jobs

MINNPOST Look closely at the orange and green splotches on new mapping of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and you’ll begin to understand why building the Southwest Light Rail Transit line (SWLRT) has become so important in special session negotiations, for both Minnesota business leaders and advocates for economic and racial justice. Orange blobs on these maps represent the largest concentrations of metro job vacancies, while the gre... Read More

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Economic Development · Economic Justice · Social Justice · Income inequality · Transportation · Transit · Workforce Development · By Growth & Justice · Other · MINNPOST
Legislators should invest in proven, local education partnerships

MINNPOST When assessing whether public initiatives and other community interventions are having a measurable effect on social and economic indicators, tough-minded policy analysts often ask: “Are we moving the needle?” As Minnesota legislators and Governor Mark Dayton negotiate in the final weeks of the 2016 session on investment strategies to reduce disparities in our communities and improve workforce quality for Minnesota employ... Read More

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Education · Achievement Gap · Community Partnerships · Early Childhood · Higher Education · K-12 · Post-Secondary · STRIVE · Students of Color · By Growth & Justice · About Growth & Justice · MINNPOST

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