MMEP is fortunate to work with organizations that want to be part of a multicultural learning collaborative and its transformative process. After 20 years of gathering like-minded experts and agencies – and as the oldest multicultural education collaborative in the state of Minnesota – we have acquired a body of knowledge essential to fostering race equity and excellence in education.

This Research Collaborative Table is comprised of experts in education, research, nonprofit management, and community leadership. The RCT produces MMEP's State of Students of Color and American Indian Students report; consults on other research and policy briefs; and most recently drafted research reporting standards for student of color.

We are pleased to acknowledge the following colleagues for their work with the RCT:

Vanessa Abanu, University of Minnesota

Audrey Lensmire, PhD, Augsburg College

Margaret Biggerstaff, Minnesota Department of Education

Alex Chan, PhD, Minneapolis Public Schools

Rose W. Chu, PhD, Minnesota Department of Education

Ernest C. Davenport, PhD, University of Minnesota

Alexandra Djurovich, Minnesota Office of Higher Education

Hector Garcia, Chicano Latino Affairs Council

Nadine Haley, PhD, Metropolitan State University

David Heistad, PhD, Bloomington Public Schools

Kao Ly Ilean Her, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans

Rev PM Crowley Hillstrom, MMEP Lead Research Consultant

Vina Kay, Organizing Apprenticeship Project

Thel Kocher, PhD, Walden University

Melissa Kwon, PhD, Independent Research Consultant

Robert Poch, PhD, University of Minnesota

Louis Porter, University of MN

Raul Ramos, Independent Consultant

Michael C. Rodriguez, PhD, University of Minnesota

Scott Russel, Minnesota Budget Project

Elaine Salinas, MIGIZI Communications, Inc.

Dane Smith, Growth & Justice

Rosa Tock, PhD, Minnesota Department of Education