Elizabeth Shockman

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• In St. Paul schools, gender-neutral bathrooms have proven safer for all students

  MPR’s Elizabeth Shockman visits St. Paul’s Johnson Senior High School, where gendered bathrooms have been replaced with installation of single-occupancy, gender-neutral restrooms. Shockman interviews school officials and students to get an idea on how the change benefits students.

  Sep. 22, 20233 minSave
• How national politics are changing Minnesota’s 2022 school board elections

  MPR’s Elizabeth Shockman reports on how some Minnesota school board races have turned into a philosophical tug of war — a war that involves organized parent groups, teacher unions, networks of political donors, and families who fear school equity efforts are in jeopardy.

  Nov. 2, 20227 minSave
• Inside one Minnesota school district’s battle over an equity training program

  Many Minnesota school districts are launching equity programs in an attempt to correct Minnesota’s well-documented and long-standing racial inequalities. But in numerous places, groups of parents, and sometimes students, are combating those programs. Education reporter Elizabeth Shockman followed just such a battle over SEED program in the rural, mostly white district of Pequot Lakes in north-central Minnesota.

  Jun. 30, 20218 minSave
• Hmong for Native Speakers - A Twin Cities classroom, learning in Hmong and about being Hmong

  MPR’s Elizabeth Shockman looks at Hmong for Native Speakers, a school elective taught in Hmong and grounded in Hmong history, culture, and language. It was created at Brooklyn Park’s Park Center High School to bridge a learning gap between culture and classroom academics.

  Oct. 9, 20194 minSave
• At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, racial slurs poisoned the culture

  MPR’s Elizabeth Shockman reports on racist incidents at Metcalf Middle School in Burnsville. Students and staff recount multiple experiences of racial slurs at school, including offensive words spoken by principal Shannon McParland.

  Jul. 31, 20198 minSave