
Minneapolis educators go on strike, canceling school for more than 30,000 students
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Minneapolis educators began striking Tuesday after failing to reach a deal with Minneapolis Public Schools, canceling classes indefinitely for more than 30,000 students.
The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and Education Support Professionals (ESP) are seeking "a living wage" for ESPs, "lowering class sizes, and for safe and stable schools," according to a post on the teachers union's Facebook page -- goals that were clearly spelled out Tuesday morning on picketers' signs outside Justice Page Middle School in South Minneapolis.

A little-known civil rights office in the Department of Education that helps resolve complaints from students across the country about discrimination and accommodating disabilities has been gutted by the Trump administration and is now facing a ballooning backlog, a workforce that’s in flux and an unclear mandate.












