Parent resources during teacher strike in Mpls.

From child care to food, here are resources for families in need of support while classrooms are closed

View this email as a web page March 8, 2022 We may have 60s in the Twin Cities next week. Forecast models suggest the warmest air in four months could arrive in Minnesota in the coming days. Tuesday’s forecast model runs are amplifying a trend that’s been brewing in the forecast maps for next week. A surge of significantly warmer air now looks likely to blow into Minnesota next week. Bottom line: This week will feel like winter around Minnesota. But next week has all the earmarks of a spring fever outbreak. Get the latest forecast and climate news on The Updraft. — Paul Huttner, MPR News Child care, meals, activities: Parent resources during Minneapolis educators strike While Minneapolis educators are on strike, many families are looking for alternatives for child care, daily meals and educational activities. Here are a few resources that can help. Minneapolis teachers strike: District says it can't afford union demands Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Winter surge receding rapidly Minnesota’s pandemic path continues to brighten, with fewer than 400 COVID patients in the hospital now and known, active cases trending near a seven-month low. Gas prices surge to above $4 a gallon, near a national record The prospect that the U.S. and its allies could impose new sanctions on Russian oil pushed energy prices sharply higher. The average price of gasoline in the U.S. hit $4.06 per gallon. | Share your tips: How do you save on gas when prices are high? Photos and video: Teachers take up the picket line Educators had walking picket lines outside schools Tuesday, the first day of the Minneapolis educators strike. There was also a large march in north Minneapolis Tuesday afternoon. See visuals from the day here. SPONSOR Reports: Minnesota's air pollution levels dropped, but still caused early deaths The reports say the health impacts of air pollution disproportionately affect certain communities where health disparities already exist. Burnsville High School lockdown ends; no weapon found Burnsville police say they found no weapon at Burnsville High School after a search following an earlier report of a weapon that sent the school into lockdown. No injuries were reported. People flee embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors Evacuations of people fleeing embattled Ukrainian cities along safe corridors have begun. Meanwhile, officials said Tuesday the exodus of refugees from Russia’s invasion of the country reached 2 million. Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate-crimes legislation to Biden The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act designates lynching as a federal hate crime and sets prison terms of up to 30 years for those convicted. Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe today! Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101