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Backing for preschool scholarships grows at Minnesota Legislature


Backing for preschool scholarships grows at Minnesota Legislature
May 8, 2021 8:00am
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The Minnesota Legislature appears ready to pass a significant increase in early-learning scholarships with rare bipartisan support on behalf of needy Minnesota families whose kids aren t ready for kindergarten.
However, with only days to go in the session, it s unclear how big a bill will squeeze through the House and Senate and to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz.
The kids have important allies, ranging from the Minnesota Business Partnership of the state s 100 largest firms to the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Itasca Project, the Children s Defense Fund, the newly formed Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity and Close Gaps by 5, the early-education lobby. ....

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Twin Cities Black leaders focus on lasting change


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A welcome initiative coming together in the wake of the George Floyd killing has the power to reshape the fortunes of Black Minnesotans to the benefit of all.
For now it s called the Alliance of Alliances, and it will be operated through the African American Leadership Forum. But behind that anodyne name lie some of the most powerful forces in the community, merging time and talent to develop long-range plans to bring racial equity to a state sorely in need.
What sets this effort apart is that it is being developed by Black leaders in business, community and social organizations. It is emerging from the Black community, rather than being developed for it by external forces. This is bringing Black leaders together on issues important to us, said Duchesne Drew, president of Minnesota Public Radio and a member of Omicron Boulé, a top Black fraternal organization that was among the driving forces in creating the alliance. ....

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