Counterpoint: Let’s discuss race issues in Minnesota schools – calmly
“Counterpoint: False claims and dog whistles in Katherine Kersten’s commentary on school discipline”
“Counterpoint: What Katherine Kersten can’t grasp about schools but readers should” (See Commissioner Cassellius’ shout-out to Solutions Not Suspensions Coalition)
Counterpoint: Daily, negative messages in our schools do more damage than one racist creed
Sunday March 18
New York Times: “Why are Black Students Punished So Often? Minnesota confronts a national quandary”
One of MnEEP’s values is “History Matters”. Here, understanding history is essential for creating change.
History Matters.
We believe the histories and treatment of communities of color and low-income people in our society are important for understanding and changing current-day institutions, policies, and practices. We cannot address these inequities by first not understanding the complexity of these histories within our communities.
We so often leave out the larger context that lead to schools systems the way they are now—redlining, segregation, racism, boarding schools, to scratch the surface. We cannot separate current happenings from actions of the past and present – especially when it comes to how our young people are treated in schools today.