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Minneapolis teachers on strike, St. Paul educators reach tentative agreement

Negotiations between the Minneapolis public school district and its teachers union on a new contract have failed, and a strike is set to begin Tuesday morning, a union leader confirmed. Meanwhile St. Paul educators say they’ve reached a tentative agreement with St. Paul Public Schools and will not strike. 

Greta Callahan, head of the teachers chapter of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, made the announcement late Monday afternoon. In a statement union officials described the school district leadership as “entrenched in the unacceptable status quo.”

The strike was widely expected, as the district has said the two sides were millions of dollars apart. It will shutter classrooms for more than 30,000 kids and have about 4,000 teachers and staff out of work. There is no immediate indication when talks might resume.

📺 watch remarks from the teachers union live at 7:30a 

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