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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: Climate Action Day, Teachers of Color, Genuine Progress Indicator
Clean Energy and Climate Action Day March 13 Your voice is critical. The time for action is now. At the state capitol and wherever you live, Minnesotans are mobilizing for climate action and renewable energy. Growth & Justice urges you to pitch in however you can, and to register and get involved with us on Clean Energy and Climate Action Day on March 13. The day will begin with advocacy train... Read More
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ENEWS: Rural Social Contract, New Demographic Tool, Diversity Spreading Far
A New Social Contract for Rural Minnesota A well-reasoned essay outlining what it really takes to build a stronger rural Minnesota was published Sunday July 29 on the cover of the Star Tribune’s Opinion Exchange section. The author is Jim Mulder, retired executive director of the Association of Minnesota Counties and a Growth & Justice Policy Fellow. Mulder warned against regional and partisan divisiveness ... Read More
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ENEWS: 2017 Legislative Priorities & New Board Members
Southwest Minnesota shows the way on rural education equity Our latest commentary in MinnPost describes "Grow Our Own" an impressive new regional effort in southwestern Minnesota to improve education outcomes and close opportunity gaps in an increasingly diverse corner of our state. Watch for related news and developments early in 2017 with our Minnesota Rural Equity Project, an initiative funded by the Blandin Foundation, and aimed at both inf... Read More
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ENEWS: Tragedies underscore our equity imperative
Recent tragedies in St. Paul, Baton Rouge, and Dallas remind us once again of the life-and-death importance of our mission, advancing constructive and practical solutions that reduce inequalities and erase racial disparity in Minnesota. We are compelled to press on, seeking “the unity of hope, affection, and high purpose” that former President Bush called for this week in Dallas. And we take to heart President Obama’s exhortatio... Read More
