Our Voices

MnEEP statement on the final verdict in the Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd

April 22, 2021

On April 20, 2021, a Minnesota jury found the former Minneapolis Police Department officer, Derek…

Race equity is a path from hope to justice, where people of color and indigenous people use their personal agency to build systems of healing and liberation that uplift and value the human dignity of all people. Race equity in education means the humanity of POCI students is honored and celebrated in all education spaces, and the racial predictability and disproportionality of student achievement is eliminated. To that end, race equity in education is not merely a value or the absence of racial inequities or disparities. It means that all education systems and structures are just and inclusive, and every student uses their power to shape the world and wo they want to be in it.

Words matter: Transforming systems and public narratives

March 16, 2021

Words, and our understanding of them, have power. They have power to shift mindsets and inspire action. And they have the power to transform systems and drive meaningful change for racial justice.

Racing to justice, bolstering a Minnesota multi-racial movement for racial equity in education

Racing to justice: What MnEEP is doing now

February 11, 2021

Over the last year, the MnEEP staff and Board reflected on our work and set clear goals and intentions for our new 2021 – 2025 strategic plan for bolstering a Minnesota multi-racial movement for racial equity in education.

Minnesota Education Equity Partnership, CREAAC Call to Action, Support the Higher Education Race Equity Compact

An urgent call to lawmakers to support a higher-ed race equity policy agenda now

January 14, 2021

Now is the time for the state to create and implement a new, racially equitable higher-education model that reinvests financial resources in POCI students and addresses their unique needs for support.

Minnesota Education Equity Partnership, Call to Action, Support Equity for English Learners (EL)

ACCESS testing should be postponed or waived for the 2020-21 school year

January 13, 2021

MnEEP acknowledges that MDE has extended the ACCESS testing window, beginning January 21st through April 16th, but we maintain that ACCESS testing should be postponed or waived at the federal and state levels if we are to uphold standards of safety and race equity.

Video: Racing to Justice

December 11, 2020

Thanks to all who joined our annual event today to honor education’s racial equity leaders…

Six multi-ethnic friend graduates excitedly wait for their name to be called during graduation ceremony. Mixed-race girl looks back at camera. School building background.

How cross-cultural collaborations can advance race equity in higher ed

October 11, 2020

At MnEEP, one of our core values is that Relationships Matter. This means that central…

mother helping her child with using a laptop computer

Best practices for communicating with Emerging Multilingual Learner (EML) families during the 2020-21 school year

September 4, 2020

To ensure EML families have the information they need to make well-informed decisions about their child or children’s learning during the school year, the MnEEP EML Network has outlined steps to improve school-based and district-level communications with EML families.

graphic illustration - children walk towards a more equitable school

How do higher education funding models impact access and attainability for POCI students?

May 19, 2019

At MnEEP, our Big Bold Goal 5 is centered on improving access and equity in higher education…