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Children of color in Minnesota face some of the worst education disparities in the U.S., and 

attempts to solve the decades-long problem

“In terms of the white-Black gap, we are the 50th in the nation, or the 49th, depending on which year you look at,” said Anusha Nath, research economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and co-author of a 

“Many states struggle with achievement gaps as well, but Minnesota has been struggling for a very long time, and we're at the bottom persistently,” Nath said.

This week, we’re revisiting recent conversations we’ve had about Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities. In this rebroadcast of an event in MPR News’ In Focus series, Nath and several other experts spoke to host Angela Davis about racial disparities in education.

They discussed obstacles to education equity in Minnesota and solutions that are showing promise.

To watch a video recording of the conversation, 

check out the original In Focus post here

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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MPR News’ In Focus is a series of convenings we are committed to leading on Minnesota’s persistent racial disparities. Through conversations with community leaders that are shaped by our curious, engaged audience, MPR News hopes to encourage new connections and relationships that will help Minnesota communities make progress toward equity and inclusion.

This program originally aired in October 2020 and was rebroadcast on May 13, 2021.

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Children of color in Minnesota face some of the worst education disparities in the U.S. In this rebroadcast of an event in MPR News’ In Focus series, host Angela Davis spoke with community leaders about how to close the gaps, the obstacles we need to overcome and the reforms we need to realize.

Rebroadcast — In Focus: Equity in Education

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