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Changing School Options

Minneapolis changing school options: A return to separate but equal?

by Kate Towle | September 21, 2009 • The Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) are poised for landmark changes as they seek to reverse declining enrollment, growing competition with private and charter schools, and an internal choice system that exacerbated segregation.  Both the MPS Board of Directors and district leadership have admirably placed high importance on a strategy that addMORE »

NEWS DAY | Minneapolis Changing School Options

By Mary Turck, News Day

After a summer's revisions, Superintendent William Green presented the district recommendation for Changing School Options to the Board of Education on September 1, with a round of town meetings following.MORE »

YOUR TURN | Diversity, integration, segregation in Minneapolis Public Schools

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By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet

Minneapolis Public Schools administration has proposed shifting away from citywide busing and towards community schools, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year.MORE »

YOUR TURN | Demagnetizing Minneapolis schools?

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By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
Minneapolis Public Schools administration has proposed major shifts in the way that schools are organized, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. Along with a push to cut transportation and busing, Minneapolis Public Schools would like to reduce the number of magnet schools.

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YOUR TURN | Should Minneapolis stop busing students all over the city?

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By Lisa Peterson-de la Cueva, TC Daily Planet
Minneapolis Public Schools has proposed major shifts in the way that elementary schools are organized, beginning in the 2010-2011 school year.MORE »
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