Join the conversation on the Achievement Gap

The Twin Cities Daily Planet's series, The New Normal: Deciding Community Priorities in a Downsized Economy, tackles a different issue each month. So far we've looked at issues ranging from health care and immigration, to neighborhoods and the state budget.

In October we'll be looking at the achievement gap and will use use Bruce Johansen's article, Meeting Minnesota's educational challenge to get a series of community conversations going. We'll be asking:

What’s the best way to close the achievement gap? Is the best solution to: 

A)   Increase engagement between schools and communities 
B)   Focus on accountability and basic reading and math skills 
C)   Focus on intensive intervention after school and in early childhood, or 
D)   A different approach.

We'll do some basic education about the achievement gap in the Twin Cities, then we'll ask participants to weigh in on what they think we should prioritize when closing the achievement gap. At the end of the month we write an article summarizing what we’ve heard across all of the conversations we held. We hope to see you there. 

Wilder Foundation
October 13, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
451 Lexington Pkwy N, St. Paul
R.S.V.P. http://tinyurl.com/3vpmulj

Committee on the Achievement Gap 
October 14, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Hope Lutheran Church
13th Avenue and 6th St, Minneapolis 

Henry High School Asian Student Association 
Date TBD, 4:30 p.m.  
Patrick Henry High School
4320 Newton Ave N. 

Latino parent group --Hennepin County
October 7, 6:30 p.m.
Sabbathani Center
310 East 38th St, Community Room J

Latino parent group --Hennepin County
October 28, 6:30 p.m.
Sabbathani Center
310 East 38th St, Community Room J