Gov. Walz announces education plan aimed at eliminating disparities
The plan covers seven categories, including closing the racial education gap and improving opportunities in rural Minnesota
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The Governor's Office on Monday announced a "sweeping" education policy agenda aimed at addressing some of the state's most pressing issues, such as student mental health, diversity within school staff and racial and geographic inequities.
The plan, dubbed "Due North," was formed over the past few months with guidance from the "Governor's Education Roundtable" — a group of 22 professionals in teaching, education policy and school finance, including former Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and representatives from the statewide teacher's union Education Minnesota and the Minnesota Youth Council. It will be implemented in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Education's strategic plan.