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ENEWS: Public health and Minnesota
Public health and Minnesota We are talking about public health in this week’s newsletter not with the intention to weigh you down with heavy news, but to emphasize the importance of vigilance in combating this pandemic and to refocus conversation on the public health crisis that this country faces and must confront— both with COVID-19 and beyond. COVID-19 in Minnesota Around 3.2 million Minnesotans are fully vaccinat... Read More
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ENEWS: Redistricting data and equitable rural economies
MN Compass articles - redistricting and new demographic data Check out Minnesota Compass for some great, useful articles! Research scientist Justin Hollis wrote a brief guide to redistricting data in Minnesota and the role that newer demographic data may play in the state’s redistricting process. Hollis breaks down different population growth statistics (particularly pertaining to racial and ethnic population growth), how that data will b... Read More
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ENEWS: Labor shortages in Minnesota — especially in education
Labor shortages in Minnesota — especially in education This week’s newsletter will focus on labor shortages in education and beyond, both in Minnesota and countrywide. Schools are dealing with not only COVID-19, but understaffing, struggling students, and frustrated parents, said MPR education reporter Elizabeth Shockman on Twitter. Shockman wrote this article at the end of September about school staff burnout. It outlines the... Read More
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ENEWS: Redistricting & MN Equity Blueprint in Brookings report
MN Equity Blueprint lauded in Brookings report The MN Equity Blueprint, co-created by G & J and OneMN.org alongside hundreds of rural and urban partners statewide, is featured this month in a new report, State resilience and recovery: Strategies to reduce inequality and promote prosperity by creating better places, published by the Brookings Institute. (See pages 23 & 26 of the report for the Blueprint shout-out). The collaborat... Read More
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ENEWS: National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month, plus lots of events!
National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month September 15th through October 15th is National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month! Below is a list of resources and events for celebrating in Minnesota, as well as a list for reading up on the history and context of National Latinx and Hispanic Heritage Month and Latinx identities. MN events & resources: For the Minneapolis area, here’s a list of places and ways to celebr... Read More
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