Research

MnEEP Research

Reports, case studies, & policy briefs

MnEEP uses a race equity lens to guide essential research, policy recommendations, and best practices for building meaningful systems change.
Check out our research guidelines, case studies, reports, and policy briefs for advancing race equity and education excellence.

Higher Ed Access & Equity

2026 Policy Brief: Six Racial Equity Commitments for Minnesota’s Educational Attainment Goals

August 14, 2026
Executive Summary for the MnEEP policy brief on higher education financial priorities

2020 College Completion Executive Summary

December 5, 2020
MnEEP College Completion Brief

2020 MnEEP College Completion Policy Brief

December 5, 2020
Reducing Racial Disparities in College Completion

MnEEP College Completion White Paper

December 5, 2020

State of Students of Color & American Indian Students (SOSCAI)

2023 State of Students of Color & American Indian Students Report

2023 Case Study: Minnesota’s World’s Best Work Force

SOSOCAI Case Study 1/5: Leadership for Education Equity

SOSOCAI Case Study 2/5: Empowering Student Voice in Osseo Area Schools

SOCOCAI Case Study 3/5: TeachMN 20/20

SOSOCAI Case Study 4/5: Higher Education Developmental Education

SOSOCAI Case Study 5/5: Access and Success in Higher Education

Minnesota education equity partnership state of students of color 2016

2016: State of Students of Color and American Indian Students

Minnesota education equity partnership state of students of color 2012

2012: State of Students of Color and American Indian Students

Minnesota education equity partnership state of students of color 2006

2006: State of Students of Color

Minnesota education equity partnership state of students of color 2004

2004: State of Students of Color

Minnesota education equity partnership state of students of color 2001

2001: State of Students of Color

Case Study: Minnesota's World's Best Workforce

2023 Case Study: Minnesota’s World’s Best Work Force

Race Equity Planning

Nobles County Promise to Act Plan

A promise to act, educational equity and excellence for all of our children

A Promise to Act: Educational Equity and Excellence for All of Our Children

Mankato Race Equity Framework

School Climate

Excluded - how race plays a role in exclusionary practices in special education in Minnesota

Excluded: How Race Plays a Role in Exclusionary Practices in Special Education in Minnesota

Solutions not Suspensions - ending the discipline gap in Minnesota Public Schools

Solutions Not Suspensions: 2013 Policy Brief

Teachers of Color

The Tale of Two States: How Policy and Funding Affect Efforts to Diversify the Teaching corps in Oregon and Minnesota

The Tale of Two States 2018: How Policy and Funding Affect Efforts to Diversify the Teaching Corps in Oregon and Minnesota

Minnesota Teachers of Color - modernizing our teacher workforce

Teachers of Color: Modernizing Our Workforce

Emerging Multilingual Learners (EML)

MnEEP ESSA Policy Brief

EL-ESSA Initiative: Policy Brief Executive Summary

Special Projects

Somali Student Achievement in Minnesota Report

Somali Student Achievement In Minnesota: 2018

Somali Student Achievement in Minnesota Executive Summary

Executive Summary: 2018 Somali Student Achievement in Minnesota

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