Sen. Schmit: Native American achievement gap a 'black eye' for Minnesota

Dennis Olson considers Minnesota the birthplace of Native American education nearly 50 years ago, but Sen. Matt Schmit, D-Red Wing, says the lingering achievement gap has given the state a "black eye."

Prominent Minnesota Sen. Walter Mondale co-authored a groundbreaking report in 1969 titled "Indian Education: A National Tragedy," which prompted the country's first conference on the issue. It was held in Minneapolis, where the University of Minnesota soon became one of the first schools to offer an American Indian Studies program.

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