After the recent Supreme Court decision struck down Pres. Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan last month, the Biden-Harris Administration worked to open up a new income-driven repayment (IDR) plan— called Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE)—aimed at reducing monthly payment amounts for millions of debt holders and allowing for $0 payments while preventing ballooning interest for single workers earning less…
Last month, the National Assessment of Education Progress released data from the reading and math test scores of 13-year-olds during the 2022-2023 school year. The results were similar to the previous scores released in October 2022, showing a deep decline when compared to “pre-pandemic” scores. The NAEP has been providing analysis of student test scores since 1971. In 2012, math…
As a first-generation college graduate, I can testify to the power that post-secondary education can have for pursuing both personal opportunities while also benefiting society as a whole. That a Puerto Rican immigrant’s child could rise to serve as an elected state representative was due in no small part to the access provided through affirmative action efforts, conscious of my…
In the spring of 2020, I was asked to provide a keynote for the National Urban Alliance Summer Institute. As I was preparing for the opportunity, I was deeply moved to find that what teachers (whom I love) needed was a space of healing, liberation, and empowerment. The demands of the teaching profession to meet ALL students’ needs seemed to…
What does an education system look like when we honor and uplift the lived experiences of students who are People of Color and Indigenous (POCI)? What do student outcomes look like when center students as whole beings in their racial, ethnic, and cultural identities—without attempting to alter their identities to conform to the goals of an education system that wasn’t…
We’re grateful to the nearly 200 folks who came out to the U of M on June 16th for our joyful, connecting, and proactive Race Equity In Higher Ed Convening. Policymakers; higher-ed leaders, staff, and faculty; students; and race equity advocates and researchers from across the state gathered from 9am to 2pm to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices for…
MnEEP calls upon all those who prepare to report on research about students of color to use the following recommendations as a guide to such reporting. MnEEP itself will be guided by these recommendations in its reporting work and also will use them to review and comment on the reporting of others. MnEEP acknowledges this document to be a “living…
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Minnesota Education Equity Partnership (MnEEP) applauds the historic efforts of the Minnesota House, Senate, the Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee, and the Higher Education committee for advancing tuition-free college for families making $80k or less. It’s been an honor working alongside the Senate Higher Education Committee Chair Omar Fateh, Vice Chair Aric Putnam, Committee Administrator Sam Parmekar, and the…