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Nina Moini, Elizabeth Shockman and Ngoc Bui

Parent: Proposed Minneapolis school closures will disrupt learning, drive more families away

A figure shows the current map of Minneapolis public school boundaries and three options for alternatives.
Minneapolis Public Schools presented three options for changing the district’s footprint, including school mergers and attendance boundary changes, during a school board work session on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026.
Courtesy of Minneapolis Public Schools

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The Minneapolis school district announced plans Tuesday night to close more than a dozen of its schools. MPR News education reporter Elizabeth Shockman joined Minnesota Now to explain the proposal. And MPR News host Nina Moini talked with north Minneapolis parent Shakiya Carter, who opposes the closures. Carter is one of the founders of the group Minneapolis Families for Public Schools.

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