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Michael V. Walker’s greatest training for his work with young people came first from growing up in North Minneapolis and second from his 10 years as a high school and college counselor with the YMCA, where he encouraged teens — especially young Black men — to dream bigger.
The "Solutions Not Suspensions Coalition" urges lawmakers to leave in place a new law that bars school employees and officers from using physical restraints on kids
Black students have long been suspended and expelled from schools at much higher rates than their white counterparts--but one Minneapolis superintendent has decided to take matters into her own hands.
Making diversity a consideration in layoff decisions is a sensible goal for Minneapolis Public Schools. But race should not be the sole factor.
Minneapolis teachers' new contract with the school district includes language intended to protect teachers of color from layoffs if there are future staff reductions due to budget cuts.