This study seeks to determine whether there are relationships between: first, public funding investment and educational equity; second, access to opportunities for students of color and disadvantaged backgrounds and educational equity; third, the interaction effect between access to opportunities for students of color and disadvantaged backgrounds and public funding investment on educational equity; fourth, teacher workforce diversity and educational equity; and fifth, the interaction effect between teacher workforce diversity and public funding investment on educational equity. The Minnesota Achievement and Integration Program is the source of public funding for this study, and the program was established in the 2013-2014 school year to accelerate racial integration and improve educational equity for students in Minnesota K-12 public school districts. A decade after the implementation of the A&I Program, despite the state’s public funding investment to create educational opportunities and increase academic achievements for students of color and disadvantaged backgrounds, concrete disparities continue to exist. The purpose of this study is to better understand existing efforts and their direct impact on educational equity. The study determines the effectiveness of public funding investment in achieving educational equity in Minnesota’s K-12 public school districts through the A&I Program and seeks to identify specific efforts that positively impact educational equity such as access to opportunities for students of color and disadvantaged backgrounds and diversifying the teacher workforce
