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MSAN Intersectional Social Justice Collaborative for Middle School & High School Students
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About Us
The Minority Student Achievement Network (MSAN) is a national coalition of multiracial school districts that have come together to understand and eliminate opportunity/achievement gaps that persist in their schools. MSAN districts have student populations between 3,000 and 33,000 and are most often located in well-established first-ring suburbs or small/mid-size cities. Additionally, the districts share a history of high academic achievement and connections to major research universities.
Across MSAN districts, disparities on an array of achievement data demonstrate wide gaps in performance across students from diverse racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds. Since 1999, MSAN has worked fervently to achieve the parallel goals of closing gaps while ensuring all students achieve to high levels. To this end, districts work collaboratively to conduct and publish research, analyze policies, and share promising practices that support the Network’s mission: to understand and change school practices and structures that keep racial opportunity/achievement gaps in place.
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Minority Student Achievement Network
Wisconsin Center for Education Research
1025 W. Johnson Street
467 Education Sciences Building
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608.263.1565
Fax: 608.263.6448
Email: msan@wcer.wisc.edu
MSAN's Impact
"[MSAN is] transforming our thinking one
student at a time."
~ PD conference attendee
~ PD conference attendee
"This is the best conference I've ever
attended of any kind. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
~ PD conference attendee
~ PD conference attendee
"This was a fabulous mini-conference! Every minute taught me something and made me think more deeply about
work at my school and in my district.
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~ PD conference attendee
~ PD conference attendee
"The experience that the Minority Student Achievement Network has given me is one that I will cherish for the rest of my life."
~ MSAN Scholar Jazin Rocha, HBW 10th grader, Arlington Public Schools
~ MSAN Scholar Jazin Rocha, HBW 10th grader, Arlington Public Schools
"I wish more teachers had the opportunity to hear and have this experience."
~ PD conference attendee
~ PD conference attendee
"This meeting is a place to get ideas and courage."
~ MSAN RPC Member
~ MSAN RPC Member
"Meeting with this select group of superintendents reinforces and builds commitment/capacity to address diversity as a strength, not a challenge."
~ MSAN Superintendent
~ MSAN Superintendent
"This was very informative and very rich
in network and strategies from the districts."
~ PD conference attendee
~ PD conference attendee
"I liked how different people from different states came to contribute their ideas and find a way to close
the achievement gap."
~ Student conference attendee
~ Student conference attendee
"I see myself as a representative of my school and a person who can provide different perspectives to others in regards to the achievement gap."
~ Student conference attendee
~ Student conference attendee
"Just being here [helps me know] that I'm working to better my district and strengthen my leadership skills."
~ Student conference attendee
~ Student conference attendee
"Thank you much! … I attend quite a bit of professional development and many conferences. This conference has by far changed my mindset and how I address my daily work. I am so grateful for the opportunity!"
~ Andrea Dinan, Ed.D. - Director of Service-Learning & Experiential Programs, Princeton Public Schools
~ Andrea Dinan, Ed.D. - Director of Service-Learning & Experiential Programs, Princeton Public Schools
"MSAN is AMAZING and more students should join-real life learning experience."
~ Student conference attendee
~ Student conference attendee
"...when we came together with our own district to put together our action plan, that made me feel like I can make a huge change in the world."
~ Student conference attendee
~ Student conference attendee
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MSAN is housed within the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.