Enrollment and money woes have plagued Minneapolis schools for years. Can the board find a fix? startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The members of the Minneapolis school board heard an alarming warning from finance staff again in November: the city's public school district is sliding toward a precipitous fiscal cliff. Enrollment is still down. Schools in some city neighborhoods have entire floors sitting empty. Stubborn achievement gaps persist. Big budget cuts are looming. It's the same warning board members have been .
Minneapolis school board selects new leadership startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Minneapolis school board approves superintendent contract with Lisa Sayles-Adams startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Minneapolis Public Schools officially has a new superintendent who will start in February and help lead the process to transform the district. School board members on Tuesday approved two contracts with Lisa Sayles-Adams and passed a resolution to kick off a "school transformation process," which could include closing or consolidating schools. Sayles-Adams, now superintendent of Eastern Carver .