The Minnesota House Education Policy Committee held a hearing on integration policy at Crosswinds yesterday, 9 July 2013. The hearing included:

• Lisa Larson on MN law with regard to bonding of Crosswinds (0:15:40)
• Myron Orfield describing the history of segregation, integration, and re-segregation in Minnesota (0:25:10)
• Bryan Bass describing the program at Crosswinds (1:06:35)
• Parents Tami Bayne-Kuczmarski and Kelly DeBrine with students Juan Jimenez, Sam Larson, and Nate Celeste testifying to the effectiveness of Crosswinds (1:26:08)
• Kathy Griebel describing the program at Harambee (1:46:12)
• Jocelyn Stein testifying to effectiveness of Harambee and Crosswinds (1:50:25)
• Bruce Hagerty providing background about the EMID Board (2:11:50)
• Shari Thompson sharing financial background about EMID (2:24:30)
• Janet Mohr thanking the committee for its consideration (2:32:43)
• Some final remarks by legislators (2:43:39)

A big thank you to Committee Chair Carlos Mariani Rosa for selecting Crosswinds as the site for this important hearing.

Video of the hearing is available on YouTube. Slides from some of the presenters are included below.

Slide from Lisa Larson:

Slides from Myron Orfield:

Slides from Shari Thompson: