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Minnesota has a persistent higher-ed gap: Are new efforts making a difference?

The Hechinger Report

With people of color expected to make up a quarter of the state’s population by 2035, these gaps represent an economic threat to Minnesota; unless more residents get to and through college, there won’t be enough qualified workers to fill the jobs that require a post-secondary degree or certificate. “[O]ur Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.

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Buffalo shows turnaround of urban schools is possible, but it takes a lot more than just money

The Hechinger Report

I would have been a dropout.”. At the outset a survey was conducted to assess the needs of schools, families and communities. Are our students completing post-secondary education? I don’t even talk to my [real] sister about them or cry in front of her. And I do that with [Stubbe]. Dedecker said the No. Photo: Amadou Diallo.

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