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Minneapolis Public Schools
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Graff’s 6-year MPS tenure ends in discord
On Wednesday, March 30, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Superintendent Ed Graff announced his intention to step down in June.
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New bats and balls welcomed by cash-strapped public schools
‘Assisting us in providing opportunity to be this competitive is crucial.’
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MPS food service workers set to join strike
The more than 4,500 educators on strike gained a new ally on Tuesday, as the Service Employees International Union announced their intent to also go on strike.
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Minneapolis teachers go on strike for increased pay, smaller class sizes
MPS have had over 120 hours of negotiation in mediation with MFT but were unable to forge a deal.
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Minneapolis Public Schools approves district redesign plan
The MPS’ new CDD plan includes reducing magnet schools from 14 to 11 and “racially isolated” schools from twenty to eight; and introducing new academic programs.
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Some Mpls teachers of color decry lack of union support
The MSR spoke with teachers in Minneapolis on quite another subject, teachers who feel their union is not doing enough to support them and in turn the students they teach.
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Twin Cities’ public schools ask voters to make up for state cuts
The district reports that while it has the second largest school district in Minnesota, it has one of the lowest voter-approved operating levies as compared to the state’s 10 largest districts.
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Teachers under siege – Student assaults ‘common’ in MPS special ed schools
The May 22 beating of Mohammed Dukuly by a White high school student, Corey Burfield, left him critically injured and on life support – and left staffers in fear of their own lives.
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MPS goes to Alaska for a superintendent
Student impressions may have tipped the scale The Minneapolis Public Schools Board last week voted to hire Ed Graff as the new superintendent. He and Minnesota Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius were both finalists for the job to succeed Bernadeia Johnson as the district’s top leader. If MPS is indeed willing to finally serve all its […]