In our May 21 issue, the MSR began a series of stories looking into an organization called Better Ed that...
Read moreAs early as when children enter kindergarten, there are already significant achievement gaps as a result of socioeconomic status. In...
Read moreOver the past few weeks, the MSR has published a series of articles focusing on an organization called Better Ed,...
Read moreFourth in a multi-part series Over the past few weeks, the MSR has published a series of articles focusing on...
Read moreThird in a multi-part series The MSR began this series two weeks ago looking into an organization called Better Ed...
Read moreThe MSR began this series last week looking into an organization called Better Ed that has launched a now-two-year-old campaign...
Read moreOne of the goals in the ten months since Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) opened its new Black Male Student Achievement...
Read moreOn May 20 the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (MSR), now in its 80th year of publication, and its nonprofit namesake the MSR...
Read moreIn late April, three African American male college students received the Eddie Phillips Scholarship Award. The scholarship is currently a...
Read moreNearly two years ago a billboard appeared in North Minneapolis that raised quite a few eyebrows. Strategically placed across the...
Read moreShakeer Abdullah proudly credits community folk for helping him adjust to being at the University of Minnesota much quicker than...
Read moreIn last week’s issue, the MSR published “Northside schools create partnership for student success: Principals envision a grades 6-12 educational...
Read more“Black Lives Matter” is resonating in our nation and is bringing awareness to the changes needed to address many systemic...
Read moreOfficials, lawmakers and civil rights groups commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by...
Read moreMinnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius said she will continue to work with local groups to close the achievement gap between...
Read moreJames Barnett, principal of Minneapolis College Preparatory School, a public charter school currently serving 9-12 grade students at the old...
Read moreWith kindergarten, many children experience their first taste of independence. They get a glimpse for a few hours a day...
Read moreMinnesota is fifth among U.S. “high-debt states” where college student debt upon graduation on average has surpassed $30,000, says The...
Read moreAfter 30 years of little to no progress, Black youth are completing high school at the highest rates in history....
Read moreOn March 5, North Minneapolis’ Phyllis Wheatley Community Center hosted Mayor Betsey Hodges’ Cradle to K Public Forum. Roughly 100...
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