Editorial Opinion: This isn’t about academic ability; it’s about inequity embedded so deeply in the infrastructure that we’ve stopped noticing it
A vote of No Confidence with resignations is the next step. By Don Allen, Ed.S., M.A.Ed., MAT Maybe it’s not politically correct to say this, but when is change actually change, and not just a cosmetic illusion designed to pacify people living in struggle? For the past two weeks, I’ve been driving 30 minutes south of the Twin Cities, past Hastings, Red Wing, and into the fringes of rural-urban comfort. The deeper I drive into the suburbs, the clearer things become—literally and metaphorically. McDonald’s restaurants are immaculate. Gas stations are well-lit and clean. Digital marquees actually spell words correctly. The young people working in these places reflect the communities in which they live. And yes, there are big houses, massive yards, dogs running free, and even cornfields stretching toward the sky like everything around them has room to grow. But when I turn back toward Minneapolis or St. Paul, the mood shifts. It’s not just aesthetics, it’s infrastructure, spirit, and ...