In 2011, Saint Paul Public Schools began Racial Equity work in collaboration with the facilitators of Pacific Educational Group based on "Courageous Conversations About Race" (Singleton & Linton, 2006).  

According to Singleton and Linton, "Educational Equity is raising the achievement of all students while

• narrowing the gaps between the highest- and lowest- performing students; and
• eliminating the racial predictability and disproportionality of which student groups occupy the highest and lowest achievement categories." 

Three critical factors have been identified for schools to close the racial achievement gap:  passion, practice and persistence.