The discussion continues after former Supreme Court Justice Alan Page and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Neel Kashkari announced a proposal to change the state’s constitution in an effort to close the achievement gap in Minnesota schools. Critics–like Education Minnesota president Denise Specht–say the plan won’t work. She says “what this proposed amendment does, is it removes the mandate for the state to pay for public education.” Page says that’s not the case and he says putting a dent in the achievement gap requires some outside-the-box thinking and adds “there have been a lot of people over the decades who’ve made good faith efforts to solve these problems, what we’re doing hasn’t worked.”Page says the proposed amendment would guarantee all children the fundamental right to a quality public education. Here’s a more in-depth look at the issue, taken from this week’s MN Matters program.