Minneapolis Public Schools leaders address proposed school closures
Plans to close more than a dozen public schools in Minneapolis aren't about saving money. So why do it? That's the question district leaders tried to answer Friday.
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Plans to close more than a dozen public schools in Minneapolis aren't about saving money. So why do it? That's the question district leaders tried to answer Friday.
Minneapolis Public Schools leaders are trying to clear up confusion and concern after proposing to close more than a dozen schools. WCCO's Jeff Wagner heard from them at a news conference on Friday.
Minneapolis Public Schools parents are organizing an effort to delay district proposals that could close up to 16 schools.
Proposed plans that officials say would "transform" Minneapolis Public Schools is getting pushback from parents. The options would lead to the closure of more than a dozen schools in the district. As Ashley Grams explains, parents are now organizing an effort to delay the proposed changes.
Classes were canceled in Delano, Minnesota, on May 20 after the school district said it suffered a ransomware attack.
The Academy for Sciences and Agriculture Charter School, which has facilities in the Twin Cities communities of Little Canada and Vadnais Heights, is set to close in June after being deemed "financially unsustainable," according to administrators.
Some schools in Minnesota have already announced closings or shifts to virtual learning on Thursday as another round of winter weather threatens parts of the state.
Several Minnesota schools are getting off to a delayed start Tuesday, or have switched to E-learning, as communities continue to dig out from this weekend's snowstorm.
Multiple Minnesota schools have announced closures and delays on Thursday due to the effects of a winter storm.
Hundreds of schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin have closed or shifted to virtual learning on Friday amid dangerous cold.
Minnesota schools are beginning to announce early closures on Thursday as dangerous cold approaches.
Dangerous cold is moving into Minnesota, and some school districts may be already weighing whether it's safe for students.
Some schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin are delayed or closed on Tuesday as early morning rain makes the roads slick.
Several schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin are reporting delayed starts on Monday amid a messy morning commute.
Roughly a dozen schools in the state had announced they were either closed or delayed for Friday classes, following Thursday's snow and Friday's bitter cold.
Several Minnesota schools have already closed on Thursday in anticipation of winter weather in the state, with many more planning to end classes early.
A growing list of Minnesota schools has decided to close or open late on Wednesday after a winter storm rolled through the state.
A growing list of Minnesota schools has decided to close or open late on Wednesday as a winter storm rolls through the state.
A school board in western Wisconsin voted Monday evening to close two of the district's elementary schools, despite impassioned dissent from community members.
As many parts of Minnesota are now either in active severe weather warnings or tornado watches, a number of schools in Minnesota have already announced early closures and pulled the plug on after-school activities.
A spring snowstorm that lashed Minnesota on Wednesday continues to cause delays in several school districts on Thursday.
Dozens of schools in Minnesota and western Wisconsin are starting late Wednesday as dangerously cold temperatures persist.
With extreme cold continuing on Tuesday, hundreds of schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin have announced closures and delays.
What are the factors that education leaders have to weigh when it comes to closings and delays?
Several schools in central and western Minnesota have announced delays Monday morning after snow moved through the area overnight.
