More than 29,000 students in Minneapolis are in their third week of no school, as the public school district and its teachers’ union make little progress in reaching a deal to end a prolonged strike.
Starting March 8, the strike has now cost 10 days of classes for students of Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), who have already suffered from learning loss due to pandemic school closures. In order to meet the state requirement, at least half of these missed days must be made up either by canceling spring break or extending the last day of school.
