Minnesota’s education system shows persistent opportunity gaps by race

Disparities prior to kindergarten are followed by inequitable access to quality K-12 education. This matters for children’s life fortunes: high-quality education, including career and technical education, can lead to better jobs (U.S. Department of Education 2019), higher incomes (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, or BLS, 2019), better housing options,4 and improved health outcomes (Hahn and Truman 2015).

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Article was originally published on January 11, 2021.

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Connecting children with nature through thoughtful facilities design

This paper and accompanying short videos are part of the Making Space series, a project of the Naitonal Chidlren’s Facilities Network. This intallment explores how children’s children connection to nature has changed in the context of our changing climate, and how child care facilities may play a role in restrengthening that relationship.

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