| On a rainy morning in north Minneapolis, teachers and education support professionals are picketing outside the Davis Center, the school district’s administrative building. Across the street at Shiloh Temple International Ministries, parents, coaches and teachers are frying up bacon and eggs for students. “For me it was, we’re not going to be reactive, we’re going to be proactive in this,” said Kelly Jackson, president of North High’s parent teacher association. Striking educators and the district have not yet reached an agreement, as students have missed eleven days of school. While families in the district have come together to form child care pods, create safe havens for teens, provide food for their neighbors and support teachers, they say they’re eager for the strike to end.
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