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Less than a week after settling a teachers strike, Minneapolis Public Schools will now need to start the process of finding a new leader. Superintendent Ed Graff announced yesterday he's leaving after his contract expires at the end of June. 

In a letter to the school board, he said it was a difficult decision but that it was time to "pursue other opportunities." Graff has spent six years as Minneapolis superintendent.

Bernadeia Johnson, PhD., made a similar decision to step aside as Minneapolis Schools Superintendent back in 2014. She is now a professor in the college of education at MSU-Mankato. She joined host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the district’s leadership transition. 

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After a very busy and turbulent six years, Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Ed Graff is leaving his job. 

After a very busy and turbulent six years, Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Ed Graff is leaving his job. We'll get perspective on his resignation from someone who's held the job: former Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson.

Former Minneapolis superintendent reacts to Ed Graff's resignation

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