District Innovates to Deter Effects of Student Mobility

By Corey Mitchell, Star Tribune , Minneapolis (MCT)

Frank Catching Jr.'s school bus isn't yellow.

It's a deep burgundy Ford Econoline 150 with plush gray interior and a dolphin-shaped air freshener dangling from the rearview mirror.

For students at Burroughs Community School in Minneapolis, the assistant principal's van is a dependable ride when they miss the bus, but it's also a symbol of...

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