Teachers of color win financial support from Minnesota lawmakers Programs to add to ranks include bonuses to recruit educators from other states. July 4, 2021 — 5:57pm Text size Copy shortlink: The state's newly enacted education funding bill includes a "historic investment" in efforts to boost the number of teachers of color in Minnesota, but there were missed opportunities, too, a chief advocate for the cause said Friday. "We're in a deep hole, and it's going to take decades to get out of this hole," said Paul Spies, legislative action team lead for the Coalition to Increase Teachers of Color and American Indian Teachers in Minnesota.