Minneapolis Aims at New Start for District
The Minneapolis school district has been struggling in the past few years with low student achievement, declining enrollment, money shortages, and frequent leadership changes. Now, its leaders are staking their hopes on a new strategic plan to help revitalize the system and rebuild public confidence.
At a meeting last week, the
school board adopted a
set of nine recommendations
drawn from the
plan. They form a broad outline for
the district as it addresses complaints
that have prompted hundreds
of city families to sign their
children up for private, charter,
and nearby suburban schools.
The recommendations include raising expectations and academic rigor for students, correcting practices that perpetuate racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps, building a stronger corps of principals and teachers, and shoring up...
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