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From 2011 to 2015, MinnCAN worked to advocate for a high-quality education for all Minnesota kids in partnership with passionate, engaged leaders across the state. We accomplished so much together and are proud of the incredible growth in the local education advocacy ecosystem.
A common argument for why the teaching force in Minnesota lacks diversity claims that college students of color are not interested in pursuing careers in education. A common counter-argument states: college students of color are not pursuing careers in education because a majority of them have bad memories of their K-12 experience. The latter argument claims that unfair discipline practices in schools have driven some students of color completely out of school and left those who remained in school with a feeling of distrust towards teachers and the education system.