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Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts The pandemic and school privatization schemes continue to bleed students and funding from public school systems. Viktorcvetkovic / E+ / Getty Images A promotional message on the website of the Minnesota Math and Science Academy (MMSA), a K-12 charter school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, boasts that since the school was founded in 2014, it has been “growing exponentially.” In the span of just a few years, the school has built up significant enrollment numbers. Currently, more than 500 kids attend MMSA, according t...

Copy shortlink: More Minnesota students may be signing up for summer school to make up the ground they lost during this unpredictable school year. Districts and charter schools around the state are set to receive a share of the federal COVID-19 aid package approved last month, which included $54 billion for K-12 schools nationwide. Local school administrators expect to use at least some of it to target "learning loss" resulting from the pandemic. Some hope to provide additional help to students this spring with after-school and weekend programs, or additional staff. Bu...

Summer school could be an option for more Minn. students this year Erin Golden, Star Tribune © Star Tribune/Star Tribune/RICHARD TSONG-TAATARII - Star Tribune/Star Tribune/TNS Children arrived for classes at Forest View Elementary last year. More Minnesota students may be signing up for summer school to make up the ground they lost during this unpredictable school year. Districts and charter schools around the state are set to receive a share of the federal COVID-19 aid package approved last month, which included $54 billion for K-12 schools nationwide. Local school adminis...