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Minneapolis teachers' union officials sounded an optimistic note Friday about negotiations with the school district amid the ongoing strike.

Teachers and support staff were back on the picket line Friday as classes are canceled for a ninth day for more than 30,000 public school students in the district amid the ongoing strike. 

District officials say as of Friday, Minneapolis Public Schools is now running four days behind state requirements for instructional days. They said that they're talking with the state Education Department on how to make up the missed school days, once classes resume.

In an update early Friday, union leaders said Thursday’s talks were "promising." 

The two sides are in mediation again Friday as they try to bridge the divide between what the union is asking for including class size limits and increased wages — and what the district says it can afford.

Educators from both Minneapolis and St. Paul rallied outside the governor's residence in St. Paul Friday afternoon, calling on the state to increase spending on public education, amid a budget surplus of more than $9 billion. 

Meanwhile, the Minneapolis district and its food service workers 

reached a tentative contract agreement Thursday

, averting a possible strike by those employees.

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District officials say as of Friday, Minneapolis Public Schools is now running four days behind state requirements for instructional days. 

Minneapolis teachers strike in front of the governor's residence.

Hopeful signs emerge in negotiations on Day 9 of Mpls. teacher strike

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