VOTE Michael Dueñes
Minneapolis Board of Education
At-Large Seat
RECLAIM PUBLIC EDUCATION
PRIORITIES FOR MPS
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Support students and families in crisis.
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Create a transparent and accurate MPS budget.
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Understand why families leave and bring them back.
In this video Dr. Dueñes explains his equity in education background
This spring he reviewed the MPS Comprehensive District Design and offered his analysis. You can find the full link to the playlist here.
Looking for Dr. Dueñes' answers to the MFT questionnaire? Click here.
EXPERIENCE THAT MATTERS
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Lifelong education activist
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Construction experience, including union membership
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Expertise in Ethnic Studies
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Started and served in university equity & diversity offices
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Led programs eliminating & reducing achievement gaps
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Worked with high school students to be the first in their family to go to college
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First to discover that MN's criminal justice racial disparity was worst in the nation.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO WIN?
The same way we create equity:
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Grassroots organizing: school by school and community by community
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Meaningful relationships with community organizations of color
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Collaborate with educators
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Open and transparent communication
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