Khulia F. Pringle launches a new monthly column, Parent Power, arguing that Minnesota schools treat parents as an afterthought instead of the education system’s most underused resource.
Minnesota education
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Providers say universal pre-k falls short for Minnesota families
Early childhood providers say Minnesota’s universal pre K plan fails to meet the real needs of Black families. Educators argue that culturally affirming childcare starting in infancy would do more to close the racial achievement gap than expanding free pre K for four year olds.
Posted inCommunity Voices
In case no one ever told you this, you should be a teacher
With fewer than 50 Black men teaching in Minnesota elementary schools, this personal reflection from St. Paul delivers a stirring message: our boys are being lost in a system that doesn’t see them. The solution starts with more Black men in the classroom.