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District leaders will begin walkthroughs of campuses this summer, as part of a study that will inform a school closure plan, the school board chair tells MPR News. A budget passed Tuesday relied largely on one-time funding to close a $110 million deficit.
Minneapolis Public Schools faces a $110 million deficit which may mean bigger class sizes and budget cuts to some language programs.
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 ...
Interim Superintendent Rochelle Cox has said she is willing to serve a longer term as district leader.
One of the board's big tasks this year is picking a new superintendent.