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Head of Minneapolis Public Schools will not seek new contract
The announcement, shared by a letter with the school board, comes just after the end of an educator strike during which 30,000 students missed three weeks of classes. 
In Duluth, schools struggle to bridge city’s long-standing east-west divide
Stark disparities around health, income, housing and education are entrenched in Duluth’s geography and history. The divisions come clearly into focus at the city’s two remaining high schools. Education offers a path toward closing the gaps, but change won’t come easily.
Minneapolis educators approve contract, classes set to resume Tuesday
Over the weekend as members voted to accept the contract and end the strike, the union and district agreed to bring teachers and support staff back on Monday as a transition day, with students returning on Tuesday.
Molly Bloom has been on a road trip and she is ready to update curious kids and their parents about what she and the Brains On! crew have seen on a seriously epic adventure.
Deal reached to end Minneapolis teachers strike; classes expected to restart Tuesday
The tentative agreement includes higher pay for some of the lowest paid educators. School will resume Tuesday if the contract is ratified by union members this weekend.
District officials, union leaders say deal close to end Minneapolis teachers strike
Officials with Minneapolis Public Schools said the district expects to have a deal with its teachers’ union by late Thursday night or early Friday morning. If an agreement is reached, students would go back to school on Monday.