Education

Rumors have been flying this summer that Minneapolis school administrators will close North High School, in Minneapolis’ North Side neighborhood, sometime this coming year.

“North High School closing has not even appeared on the School Board’s agenda,” the Chair of the Minneapolis Board of Education, Lydia Lee, said flatly. MORE »

Recent discussion in the community about the status of North Community High School has come to my attention. Several people have asked if the school will be slated to close due to its low enrollment. I want to let the community know that at this point the district administration team has no plans to close North High, nor has the team even considered the question. MORE »

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A year ago, many in Southeast Minneapolis were reeling from the Minneapolis Public School Board’s decision to close Tuttle School in the Como neighborhood and combine it with its sister school, Pratt, in Prospect Park. MORE »