A Minneapolis Public Schools parent with a corporate finance background says the district could fund the staffing and supports in its School Transformation plan without closing schools, for about $20.9 million a year. MSR has not verified her calculations. The school board considers a resolution to pause the plan.
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Now that the options are here, Black families need to be heard
As Minneapolis Public Schools releases three concrete Transformation options that could shift school boundaries for 14% of students, columnist Khulia F. Pringle urges Black families to engage now, before the Oct. 16 feedback window closes.
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Parent Power: After families show up
As Minneapolis Public Schools moves through its Transformation process, columnist Khulia F. Pringle argues that engaging families isn’t the same as showing them their voices actually shaped the outcome.