Alejandra Matos | StarTribune
“Two decades.
That’s how long it’s been since the Minneapolis School District was last led by a white superintendent.
But Tuesday that changed when Ed Graff, superintendent of Anchorage, was named the district’s next leader.
Some community members immediately raised concerns about selecting a white superintendent at a time when the district is struggling with a huge achievement gap between white and black students, little diversity in the teaching ranks and complaints of institutional racism.”