By Carlos Mariani Rosa Minnesota Educational Equity Partnership (MnEEP) offers this Policy Brief, Six Racial Equity Commitments for Minnesota’s Educational Attainment Goals, as a call to build that next attainment framework with racial equity at its foundation. A new goal must do more than set another statewide percentage target. Racial equity must be part of the purpose, design, implementation……
By Molly Priesmeyer, MnEEP Director of Narrative Strategy More than 425,000 students will head to Minnesota colleges and universities in the coming weeks. As they do, Minnesota has an opportunity to decide what its next Educational Attainment Goal should require. And the lessons from our first statewide goal, set in statute in 2015, are important for what should be built next. Source
By Carlos Mariani Rosa, MnEEP Executive Director The 2026 Minnesota legislative session concluded this week without lawmakers passing basic protections to ensure students can safely attend public school free from fear, intimidation, and aggressive federal immigration enforcement. Legislators did reach agreement in several other important education areas. Left on the table, however… Source
By Carlos Mariani Rosa, MnEEP Executive Director On Thursday, “border czar” Tom Homan declared an “end” to the targeted immigration enforcement that has traumatized and destabilized communities across Minnesota. Yet official declarations do not erase the disruption and harm already set in motion. The damage inflicted by an occupation of more than 3,000 federal agents—undermining children’s sense……
Each year, MnEEP identifies and confers a Ron McKinley, All My Relations- Equity in Action Award to racial justice and education equity leaders working across fields to undo systemic racism and colonial settler harm in education and advance an education system rooted in joy, belonging, and liberation for every learner. Ron McKinley was a proud American Indian, and the founder Minnesota Education……
Since its adoption in 1857, Minnesota’s Constitution has enshrined the duty to establish and maintain a general and uniform system of public education for every child, a foundational constitutional commitment that affirms education as a civic right. That constitutional duty can only be fulfilled when schools are safe, accessible, and free from coercion, intimidation, and fear. On January 7th……
As Minnesota and the nation continue to navigate a shifting and volatile federal landscape, this past week reminded me of the strength we draw from our relationships — and from the leadership of Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and multilingual communities — as we work together to build a more racially just future for public education. Below are a few reflections on where MnEEP has been this week……
On August 14, 2025, a federal court in Maryland permanently struck down the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in schools. The case, AFT et al. v. U.S. Department of Education, challenged a “Dear Colleague” policy letter and new certification rule issued earlier this year that threatened K-12 and Post-Secondary institutions with losing……
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership extends its deep condolences to the students, families, and community members at Annunciation Church and School in Minneapolis who suffered a mass shooting that took the lives of two children and wounded many others today. This heart-rending act of violence traumatizes whole communities and has no sense or purpose in society,…
At a time when coordinated attacks are targeting the very foundation of public education and racial justice, we remain grounded in an unwavering truth: Racial equity is not a threat —it is the foundation of a strong public education system. It is how we advance the academic, social, and economic success of every learner. It is how we build a just and multiracial democracy, where every person is……
