Mapping Prejudice illuminates history of racism in Minneapolis and provides data to help housing advocates and city planners right the wrongs of the past. This University of Minnesota Libraries project taps into a growing community interest to confront painful legacies of racism and to work towards a more equitable future.

Three high profile police killings of Black men in the past two years have led to ongoing conversations about racial justice in Minnesota. There’s also been noticeable solidarity between the state’s African American and African immigrant populations.

Many schools across the United States are grappling with ways to close the achievement gap between white students and students of color. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on those efforts in Minnesota, which has some of the worst disparities.

We’ve been telling students that doing well in school creates opportunities—that showing up, doing the work, and meeting teachers’ expectations will prepare them for their futures. Unfortunately, that’s a myth.

Far too many students graduate from high school still unprepared for the lives they want to lead. They enroll in college and land in remedial courses, or start jobs and discover they’re missing skills they need. We wanted to understand why.

Read The Opportunity Myth to hear more about what Teach MN's parent organization, TNTP, found out about what is happening in schools now and what we can do to improve it moving forwards.