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Minneapolis Public Schools says a budgeting error that stretches back to 2022 led to tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue and staffing cuts. Now that the budget error has been caught, it means that the district’s $50 million deficit is now shrinking to about $38 million.  

 by Minnesota Reformer, this isn’t the first big budget blunder in the district. Education reporter Melissa Whitler has looked at several issues within the district's finances. She joined Minnesota Now with more on her reporting.

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On Friday, Minneapolis Public Schools said it was able to shrink the district’s budget deficit after fixing a budget error. It’s just the latest problem to be revealed in the district’s finances. 

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