Slideshow: Minneapolis racial disparities

September 22, 2013 at 8:00AM
February, 2013: Fifth grader Jeremiah Jones at Sky Oaks Elementary School in Burnsville raises his hand to answer a question during math class on an in-class assignment using iPads and an app called Socrative to test students and get immediate feedback on how they are doing.
February, 2013: Fifth grader Jeremiah Jones at Sky Oaks Elementary School in Burnsville raises his hand to answer a question during math class on an in-class assignment using iPads and an app called Socrative to test students and get immediate feedback on how they are doing. (David Joles — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Demographers predict that people of color will make of the majority of Minneapolis residents by 2040. Today, disparities in income and educational achievement continue to cripple racial and ethnic minorities in the city, as part three of our "Growing Minneapolis" series details. Watch this video to hear more.

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