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    This document contains a joint statement from several Minnesota education organizations pledging support for expanding education equity programs. It notes that the leaders will work to make schools safer, more welcoming and effective for all students, regardless of their background. While some progress has been made, more work needs to be done to achieve education equity as the student population grows more diverse. The statement rejects the idea that equity programs reduce opportunities for some students and instead aims to provide all students with a world-class education.

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    This document contains a joint statement from several Minnesota education organizations pledging support for expanding education equity programs. It notes that the leaders will work to make schools safer, more welcoming and effective for all students, regardless of their background. While some progress has been made, more work needs to be done to achieve education equity as the student population grows more diverse. The statement rejects the idea that equity programs reduce opportunities for some students and instead aims to provide all students with a world-class education.

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    This document contains a joint statement from several Minnesota education organizations pledging support for expanding education equity programs. It notes that the leaders will work to make schools safer, more welcoming and effective for all students, regardless of their background. While some progress has been made, more work needs to be done to achieve education equity as the student population grows more diverse. The statement rejects the idea that equity programs reduce opportunities for some students and instead aims to provide all students with a world-class education.

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    Chris Williams, Education Minnesota Greg Abbott, Minnesota School Boards Association
    [email protected], 651-247-5539 [email protected], 507-420-1881

    Public school leaders pledge to support and expand education equity programs
    intended to make schools more safe, welcoming and effective for all students
    ST. PAUL, Minn. Sept. 13, 2021 – The leaders of some of the most prominent groups in public education, representing
    school boards, superintendents, administrators, school business officials, principals, special education administrators,
    teachers and other educators from across the state, have issued a joint statement in support of increasing education
    equity, including in race and gender.
    Nearly all Minnesotans agree every student deserves an education that encourages them to understand and value who
    they are and where they came from so they can reach their full potential, no matter their skin color, background, gender,
    or ZIP code.
    Too often, we have fallen short of this goal, especially for our students of color, LBGTQ+ students, students living in
    poverty, and students with special physical or emotional needs. We are committed to reversing this trend with programs
    and policies that meet students where they are — academically, emotionally, and physically — and lift them up so every
    student has an excellent chance at academic success. For us, this is the definition of education equity.
    We have seen progress but have no doubts that more needs to be done to make our schools safe, welcoming and effective
    for all students. If nothing else, demography demands we quicken our pace. More than a third of our students statewide
    are students of color and our state becomes more racially and culturally diverse every year.
    Unfortunately, many communities throughout Minnesota are feeling the effects of a well-organized national campaign
    pushing an agenda that misrepresents the vital work of racial and gender equity in our schools and then mislabels it as
    “critical race theory.” This deceptive campaign pushes the idea that educational equity is a zero-sum proposition — that
    it is necessary for some students to lose opportunities to help other students succeed. Nothing could be further from the
    truth. Educational equity is giving all students a world-class education.
    To be clear: Every student — white, Black, brown, or Indigenous — benefits from learning a deeper respect and
    understanding for their neighbors through an honest education in social studies, language arts, and all the other subjects
    taught in our schools.
    As representatives of classroom educators, administrators, and school boards throughout Minnesota, we value students
    for who they are today and our organizations are committed to developing all of them into informed citizens, good
    neighbors and critical thinkers who can live in, and someday lead in, a multicultural, multiracial Minnesota. Our kids
    deserve nothing less.”

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