Minneapolis school district officials are telling families to plan on their kids going to school longer into June due to the ongoing teachers' strike.
Students have been out of school for 11 days now, further pushing the number of instructional days under the state requirement. In a video message to families this afternoon, school board chair Kim Ellison says they're getting close to a deal however.
“There's general agreement on the key areas of protecting educators of color, class sizes, and student supports, all top priorities of both the unions and of the district,” Ellison says. “There's enough in common on these topics for the respected negotiation teams to finalize the specifics soon.”
Union Education Support Professionals' spokesman Shaun Laden says something should get done quickly.
“We believe we're close, we believe that we can make this work, but we cannot make this work if folks are going to dig in their heels on issues that are about ideology,” says Laden. “If we're still concerned about power, if we're still concerned about managerial rights, we're not going to get this done.”
Talks continued Tuesday afternoon as both sides try to strike a deal to get kids back in school.
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