Anoka-Hennepin Educators Rally for Safe Education Plan this Fall

On Monday, members of Anoka-Hennepin Education Minnesota called for safety and equity to be at the core of the Anoka-Hennepin School District’s Fall education plans. The union is also asking for more transparent communication around the plans now and moving forward.

The Anoka-Hennepin Teachers of Color Coalition, a self-organized collective of teachers of color across the district, recently sent a letter to district administration outlining their concerns for a safe return to school for the district’s students and educators of color, knowing COVID-19 disproportionately impacts communities of color

On the 25th the district released a note on hybrid learning and the mask policy.

Filiberto Nolasco Gomez is a former union organizer and former editor of Minneapolis based Workday Minnesota, the first online labor news publication in the state. Filiberto focused on longform and investigative journalism. He has covered topics including prison labor, labor trafficking, and union fights in the Twin Cities.